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Articles by people with ALK+ NSCLC

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We know that hearing from other people who are going through similar experiences to you can be helpful. So we’ve teamed up with people who have been diagnosed with ALK+ NSCLC to develop a series of articles about their experiences.

Coping with scanxiety

Coping with scanxiety

By Anne Marie, diagnosed in 2009

Over the ten years since Anne Marie’s diagnosis of NSCLC she had more scans than she can count! Here she gives her top tips for dealing with ‘scanxiety’.
Coping with scanxiety

Coping with scanxiety

By Anne Marie, diagnosed in 2009

Over the ten years since Anne Marie’s diagnosis of NSCLC she had more scans than she can count! Here she gives her top tips for dealing with ‘scanxiety’.
Diagnosis

Diagnosis

By Anne Marie, diagnosed in 2009

Anne Marie was diagnosed with NSCLC when she was only 30, which came as a huge shock. Find out how she coped with her diagnosis.
Diagnosis

Diagnosis

By Doreen, diagnosed in 2016

Having never smoked, Doreen’s NSCLC diagnosis came as a shock. Here she describes how she has coped with her diagnosis, and how she found out she was ALK+.
Keeping a journal

Keeping a journal

By Andy, diagnosed in 2017

When Andy was given a journal after his NSCLC diagnosis, he wasn’t sure what to do with it. But it soon became one of the most useful tools he had – learn why.
Preparing and recording medical conversations

Preparing and recording medical conversations

By Andy, diagnosed in 2017

After his diagnosis, Andy struggled to keep track of all the appointments and information he was being given. Learn how his pink notebook changed all that.
ALK
Anaplastic lymphoma kinase
NSCLC
Non-small cell lung cancer