Dossier
alk-positive lung cancer
Coverage of alk-positive lung cancer in the Nexus archive.
- A 44-year-old mom felt out of breath while talking. It turns out she had stage 4 lung cancer, despite never smoking.
A 44-year-old mom, Summer Farmen, was diagnosed with stage 4 alk-positive lung cancer despite never smoking. She became an advocate for research and education on the disease and has survived for six years using targeted therapy medications.