- Overview
- Causes, Risks & Prevention
- Signs & Symptoms
- Tests & Diagnosis
- Your Lung Cancer Care Team
- Treatment
- Living With
- Remission & Recurrence
- Support & Resources
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Caring for Yourself When You Have Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer
Job No. 1: Take Care of Yourself
Watch What You Eat
Get Moving
Lean on Someone
Protect Your Lungs
Do Your Breathing Exercises
Rest Up
Learn How to Relax
Find a Support Group
Beat Back Those Side Effects
Get Your Flu Shot
Consider Palliative Care
Accept Your Moods
Stay on Treatment
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American Lung Association: “Nutrition for Lung Cancer Patients,” “Physical Activity and Lung Cancer,” “Breathing Exercises”, “How Do I Manage Lung Cancer Side Effects?” “Lung Cancer Support Groups,” “Supportive (Palliative) Care for Lung Cancer.”
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute: “Exercising with lung cancer.”
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Mayo Clinic: “Lung cancer; Diagnosis & treatment.”
Lung Cancer Alliance: “Support Groups,” “HelpLine & Support.”
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