To a lot of Americans, lung cancer is the same as a death sentence, but it doesn’t have to be that way. As I write, my breath rasps through my tortured lungs but it pleases me to still able to tell you that there is yet a lot you can achieve with your life. And yes, there is.

Like all cancers, lung cancer also can be malignant or benign. The difference will help to determine how you may be treated for the ailment, or if at all. As such it is important to get a very complete diagnosis of the condition.