#LCSM Chat Topic 9/22: Let’s Talk #LCAM 2016

Lung Cancer Awareness Month 2016 (#LCAM) is just around the corner in November.  Our #LCSM Tweet chat on Thursday, September 22, 2016, at 8 PM Eastern (5 PM Pacific) will be a discussion of #LCAM ideas and activities. New this year will be a joint #LCAM public awareness campaign and a website (LCAM.org) created by a consortium of non-profit lung cancer patient advocacy organizations, individuals, and the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC).  The logo at the top of this post is the LCAM logo created by this collaboration. A critical… Read More

#LCSM Chat Topic 6/30: #Cancer Hashtag Communities Talk Moonshot Ideas (Round 2) #cancerchat

As mentioned in a previous blog post (Celebrating Cancer Hashtag Communities and a Moonshot), the online cancer hashtag communities will be discussing ideas for the Cancer Moonshot this week. The 6/30 #LCSM Chat at 8 PM Eastern will be the second of two chats discussing Moonshot working group topics for improving cancer research and outcomes. The 6/27 #BCSM Chat will discuss ideas for three of the seven working groups: Expanding Clinical Trials, Enhanced Data Sharing, and Precision Prevention and Early Detection. The 6/30 #LCSM Chat at 8 PM Eastern Time (which occurs… Read More

Celebrating Cancer Hashtag Communities and a Moonshot

This coming week, the online cancer hashtag communities will be celebrating.  Why, you ask?  We have two good reasons. The Cancer Moonshot Summit happens Wednesday, June 29, in DC and in satellite locations all over the US (see DC agenda at bottom of this post). While several of our members will be attending, we all have the opportunity to provide input to the Cancer Moonshot (deadline July 1). The 5th Anniversary of the beginning of Breast Cancer Social Media (#BCSM)—and the beginning of cancer hashtag communities on the web—happens July 4! Our… Read More