Bryant Lin

2 weeks ago | ascopost.com | Bryant Lin |Jo Cavallo

Although I have spent the past 2 decades of my medical career as a primary care physician, educator, and researcher in conditions that disproportionately affect people of Asian descent, including lung cancer, I was still unprepared to hear the words “You have stage IV non–small cell lung adenocarcinoma.” The diagnosis came just before by 50th birthday in June 2024. I had been experiencing some mild coughing, which became more severe as time went on, and shortness of breath for several months.