#LCSM Chat topic 11/17– FB Live Q&A with NCI on Immunotherapy and Clinical Trials

For Lung Cancer Awareness Month, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) is once again partnering with #LCSM Chat for a special event. During the first half of our November 17 tweetchat, which starts at the usual 8 PM Eastern time (5 PM Pacific), the NCI’s Dr. Shakun Malik (head of thoracic oncology therapeutics) and Janet Freeman-Daily (lung cancer patient/activist and founding member of #LCSM Chat) will have a 30-minute Facebook Live question and answer session on the topic of “Immunotherapy for Lung Cancer: New Research and Clinical Trials.”  The Facebook Live event will… Read More

#LCSM Chat topic 11/3: #LCAM—Pick Your Passion

It’s November, and that means LUNG CANCER AWARENESS MONTH is here! The registered Twitter hashtag for Lung Cancer Awareness Month this year (and hopefully all future years) is #LCAM. If you want to get involved in spreading awareness and generating support for lung cancer patients, caregivers, and research, you’re in luck.  Our #LCSM Chat on November 3, 2016, at 8 pm ET (5 pm Pacific) will discuss how YOU can get involved in LCAM. In addition to the LCAM materials and resources available from lung cancer advocacy organizations (see list at the… Read More

#LCSM Chat Topic Thu 10/20 (8pm ET): Social media and doctors–should we go there?

by Brendon Stiles, MD I (@BrendonStilesMD) am pleased to be moderating the October 20, 2016 #LCSM Chat (8pm Eastern, 5pm Pacific).   The topic of the chat will be “Social media and doctors:  should we go there?” I am giving a talk on a similar topic in April of 2017 at the Annual Meeting of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS).  I am proud of the fact that thoracic surgery’s most prestigious academic association has recognized the importance of doctor-patient interactions on social media. In preparation for that timely talk, I would love… Read More