Loretta was diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer in 2003. At first, she thought it was a death sentence - but in time she resolved, "I will live with this and I will live well for the rest of my life." We're at the threshold of a whole new era of treating patients with cancer, and Loretta knows how important innovations in research are to her survival. "I wouldn't be here without it, and I'm certain of that."