In this cancer vlog, Anne shares her inspiring yet frustrating journey to a stage 4 lung cancer diagnosis. Despite having a lung nodule flagged years earlier, doctors dismissed Anne's worsening back pain as nothing serious since she was a lifelong non-smoker. It took multiple ER visits and self-advocacy before Anne finally received an MRI that revealed widespread metastatic cancer in her spine and she was diagnosed with stage 4 B non-small cell lung cancer.

She shares how she processed her diagnosis, starting a targeted therapy (Tagrisso) and later enrolling in a clinical trial.

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[Video Chapters]
00:00 Introduction
00:40 The beginning stages of my diagnosis
01:22 My first symptoms
03:25 Being diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer
04:00 Next generation sequencing
06:35 Starting Tagrisso and radiation
08:52 My treatment side effects
13:02 Starting a clinical trial
16:02 Words of advice

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The interview has only been edited for clarity. The interview has only been edited for clarity.