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By GIANCARLO OVIEDO-MORI AS TOLD TO JO CAVALLO  / August 25, 2025

A Diagnosis of Stage IV Lung Cancer at 18 Has Tested My Faith—and Made It Stronger

The main symptom that eventually led to my diagnosis of stage IV adenocarcinoma non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) started in the fall of 2009. I was just 17 and in my freshman year at college when I began experiencing a persistent cough. The coughing became so unrelenting over the next month, I...