Day 25: Roz York Brodsky, survivor. "There is much more hope than there used to be"

PROFILES IN LUNG CANCER
Lung Cancer Awareness Month 2015

Day 25: Roz York Brodsky, survivor.
"There is much more hope than there used to be"

Eleven years ago Roz York Brodsky was diagnosed with non-small cell, giant cell, locally advanced lung cancer. This is a very rare form of lung cancer. At the time there wasn’t the social media support and people like Peter Jennings and Dana Reeves were dying from lung cancer. She was terrified. The upper right lobe of her lung was removed. She was only 46 at the time. Afterwards, she began regular check ups.

A year ago, she was diagnosed with stage 1 non-small cell adenocarcinoma lung cancer. Luckily, it was caught early due to her on-going regular check-ups. At this point they removed the middle right lobe of her right lung. She currently has stage 0 but with pre cancer cells in her left lung, so is facing another possible surgery.

Roz has been able to resume a normal life to an extent. ...continue reading...