Lung Cancer Strong

Send a text Join me as I discuss my personal journey with brain radiation for stage four non-small cell lung cancer. I'll be sharing my experience with different techniques like Gamma Knife® and MSK Precise® for my brain tumors, which is a common approach in cancer treatment for metastatic brain cancer. This video details my four rounds of radiation therapy since January 2024, providing insig...

Send a text Choosing an oncologist is one of the most important decisions you’ll make after a lung cancer diagnosis—but most patients are never taught how to do it. If you’re newly diagnosed, overwhelmed, or unsure where to start, this video walks through the practical, real-world steps that can help you choose the right oncologist with more confidence and less fear. In this episode of Lung Cancer...

Send a text When you’re diagnosed with lung cancer, the language moves fast — and no one stops to translate. Stage. Stable. Progression. Biomarkers. Standard of care. These words show up immediately, and misunderstanding even one of them can change how you feel, how you decide, and how much fear you carry. In this episode of Lung Cancer Strong , I break down the lung cancer terms I wish someone ha...

Send a text Scanxiety is a word most cancer patients don’t need explained—but few outside the cancer community truly understand. In this deeply personal episode of Lung Cancer Strong, Tina Powell shares what scanxiety feels like from the inside. Not the sanitized version. The real one. The agitation. The sleepless nights. The spiraling thoughts. The isolation. And the weight of living scan to scan...

Send a text Three years ago, I was diagnosed with lung cancer. I didn’t know what the next three months would hold — let alone three years. In this episode of Lung Cancer Strong , I’m sharing the  most important things I’ve learned in three years of living with stage 4 lung cancer — not as medical advice, but as lived experience from the patient perspective. These are the things I wish someone had...

Send a text If you’ve had a CT scan, a PET scan, and now they’re recommending a bronchoscopy—this video is for you. You’re probably feeling very nervous, anxious, and even scared. I know. I’ve been there myself.   Hi I’m Tina Powell, Stage 4 cancer survivor, thriver, patient, and your host for lung cancer strong. Since being diagnosed nearly three years ago, I’ve had a 2 bronchoscopies, which is t...

Send a text Are you or someone you care about facing a PET scan soon? Feeling nervous, uncertain, or just wishing someone would finally explain the process from the patient’s perspective? You're in the right place. In this episode of Lung Cancer Strong, Tina Powell—stage 4 lung cancer survivor and thriver—walks you step by step through everything you need to know about PET scans. From what a...

Send a text In this raw, practical episode, Tina Powell, a stage 4 lung cancer survivor, shares her experience with 27 rounds of chemotherapy. She breaks down the process, covering common chemotherapy side effects and offering practical chemo tips she wished she'd known. This patient-focused episode is packed with honest, actionable information to help you navigate your cancer journey and lea...

Send a text Newly diagnosed with lung cancer—or supporting someone who is—and facing chemotherapy? This raw, practical episode is for you. Host Tina Powell, stage 4 lung cancer survivor, thriver, and patient advocate, breaks down her own experience with 27 rounds of chemotherapy—demystifying the process, side effects, and survival tips she wishes she’d heard before sitting in the infusion chair. I...

Send a text If you’ve been told you need lung surgery—or are researching robotic lobectomy—this episode is for you. Host Tina Powell , a Stage 4 non-small cell lung cancer survivor (EGFR mutation), shares her personal experience of undergoing a robotic lobectomy at NYU Langone. From pre-surgery testing to recovery, she walks through every stage of the journey from a patient’s perspective —the kind...

Send a text If you’ve just heard the words “You have lung cancer,” this episode is for you. Host Tina Powell, living with Stage 4 non-small cell lung cancer (EGFR mutation), shares the 18 things she wishes she had known from day one — from managing fear and mental health to building your care team, understanding your diagnosis, and learning how to live your life again after hearing the news. In th...

Send a text Welcome to the very first episode of Lung Cancer Strong — a raw, unfiltered, and deeply personal series hosted by Tina Powell, Stage 4 Lung Cancer survivor (EGFR), thriver, and patient advocate. In this opening episode, Tina shares the life-changing moment she was diagnosed with lung cancer, the emotions that followed, and the strength it takes to live boldly every single day. This pod...