Shyreece Pompey was a teacher for 17 years when she was suddenly diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer. As someone with no history of smoking, she was shocked. In this video, she shares how she learned about her diagnosis, from first symptoms to the tests she underwent to how she processed the news.

Thank you for sharing your story, Shyreece!

In this Series:
Shyreece Pompey, a lung cancer patient advocate, shares her indepth experience in four segments:

1) Getting diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer: first symptoms, tests she underwent, how she processed the news : This Video
2) How biomarker testing changed her entire path of treatment and quality of life:    • How Biomarker Testing Gave Me Better ...  
3) The importance of clinical trials and patient selfadvocacy:    • Lung Cancer Patient Stories: Clinical...  
4) Lessons learned from cancer and how to help ALL patients: Coming Soon

Full story & transcript → https://www.thepatientstory.com/lung...

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Contents of this video:

00:00 Intro
01:00 Tell us about yourself
02:47 What were the 1st symptoms
04:5 When did you realise this might be cancer
07:49 What do you remember about the lung cancer diagnosis
09:24 How did you process the cancer diagnosis?
12:54 Dealing with the surprise of a lung cancer diagnosis
14:16 Breaking the stigma of lung cancer
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