{"id":11726,"date":"2020-11-27T16:22:49","date_gmt":"2020-11-27T06:22:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/?post_type=story&#038;p=11726"},"modified":"2021-03-05T15:25:37","modified_gmt":"2021-03-05T05:25:37","slug":"lachlans-story","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/stories\/lachlans-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Lachlan&#8217;s Story"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">For Lachlan, research means the treatment that is saving his life can continue to improve.&nbsp;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"30 Reasons for Research: Lachlan and Clare\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/n_ZwGzWmkEk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Receiving a lung cancer diagnosis at the age of 20 was a massive shock for Lachlan and his family. After experiencing a persistent cough with no other symptoms of cold and flu, and months of visits to the doctor, a CT scan revealed a tumour in the lung that was 6.5 by 7cm.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eight years after his devastating Stage 4 diagnosis Lachlan has experienced first-hand life-changing treatment that has allowed him to live a normal life.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201c<\/em><em>I\u2019ve been very fortunate with the latest research in lung cancer because if I was diagnosed <\/em><em>5<\/em><em> or 10 years earlier, this research wasn\u2019t available, so I wouldn\u2019t have had access to the last three treatments which I\u2019ve had.<\/em><em>\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Funding into lung cancer research is critical for people like Lachlan who rely on new, effective, and life-changing treatments. For some, there is no guarantee that available treatments will be effective or will continue to provide positive results. Without funding, the best and brightest researchers are unable to undertake research that can change the lives of those living with this disease.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c<em>I need there to be more funding, because there is not enough funding in lung cancer research. The research that is saving my life is unable to continue and\u202fimprove, and\u202freach dead ends for where I am and for where many other lung cancer patients are, and we don\u2019t know if there will be another treatment, so it is essential that more money is donated toward specific lung cancer research<\/em>.\u201d\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Research saves lives and gives hope for a cure.<br><strong>Give hope. 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