Tammy’s Story

Chondrosarcoma (Grade 3) at the Lungs
Age at Diagnosis: 33
Date of Diagnosis: 2006
Location: Canada

Diagnosis: I first saw my doctor in the fall of 2005 as I was having pain and a tightness feeling in my chest, back pain, a dry cough, shortness of breath, and a few other minor symptoms. It was thought that I had allergies then asthma then walking pneumonia. I was sent for many tests (X-ray, CT scan, etc.) and through those tests found out that I had a tumor in my right lung. It was 10cm in diameter. Initially it was though to be a non-cancerous weird growth of some type. Read more