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Non-Smokers Can Get Lung Cancer Too -- This Glen Rock Mom Did Non-Smokers Can Get Lung Cancer Too -- This Glen Rock Mom Did
Non-Smokers Can Get Lung Cancer Too -- This Glen Rock Mom Did Jennifer Cosgrove of Glen Rock has never been a smoker. The mom of three was in the best shape of her life when disaster struck last year: Lung cancer, Stage IV. The 39-year-old tested positive for the ALK+ gene rearrangement, a rare type of lung cancer typically found among younger non-smokers. More than $8,000 has already been raised for the ALK+ Research Fund ahead of an upcoming fundraiser for Cosgrove. (CLICK HERE TO DONATE). The current line of therapy Cosgrove is on only lasts for a period of time before the cancer progresses and mutates. Longer-term survival is dependent on contin…

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by Cecilia Levine