Posted on March 6, 2017 by Gray Connections
Our topic for the next #LCSM Chat on Thursday, March 9th at 5 PM Pacific (8 PM Eastern) is “Test Tumors to Target Lung Cancer.” Lung cancer treatments are evolving rapidly. Some newer treatments require testing to identify patients who are likely to respond to the drugs. The testing looks for certain biomarkers on the patient’s cancer tumors, like alterations in the tumor cells’ genes. Patients whose tumors test positive may be able to take approved targeted therapy drugs that are usually more effective and more tolerable than chemo. A substantial percentage… Read More
Posted on February 22, 2017 by #LCSM Chat
Whether you’ve been diagnosed recently, or have been living with it for years, daily life with cancer can be a challenge. Of course, different disease stages and treatments will have an impact on the types of challenges patients, caretakers and physicians face. Nevertheless, there are common strategies or tools that can improve quality of life (QOL) for most patients. Moderator Deana Hendrickson (@lungcancerfaces) will pose the following questions to help gently guide this week’s conversation: T1: How can spirituality and/or faith play a role in improving QOL for patients? Examples? #LCSM T2: Does… Read More
Posted on January 22, 2017 by Gray Connections
Though there are many terrific features of social media and sharing of information among patients and caregivers, the last year has also reminded us of the potential harms of easy sharing of misinformation. “Fake news” may have always been a potential threat, but the decentralization of information sources and “hyper-partisanship” makes it very easy for people to seek information primarily if not exclusively from sources that feed our own biases rather than challenging them with new perspectives. Though the media have largely focused the concept of fake news and post-truths through the… Read More
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