Posted on December 1, 2013 by #LCSM Chat
By Dr. H. Jack West IS THE SYSTEM OF CLINICAL TRIALS FAIR FOR PATIENTS? DO YOU BELIEVE IN IT? I just watched the movie “Dallas Buyers Club”, about the challenges of getting new drugs for HIV/AIDS just as the first effective treatments were being identified in early clinical trials. It portrays the DEA, FDA, and medical establishment as essentially obstructing the process of patients getting access to life-sustaining treatments, and it led me to wonder whether patients and caregivers feel that the system of novel agents being tested in clinical trials is… Read More
Posted on November 17, 2013 by #LCSM Chat
For Lung Cancer Awareness Month (#LCAM2013), the #LCSM team compiled a list of tweet-sized lung cancer facts – one tweet for each day in November. We ask all #LCSM participants and lung cancer advocates to tweet the fact of the day at noon Eastern time (9 AM Pacific) to help with trending. You can come here to copy the tweet of the day, or if you prefer, you can retweet the fact after @LCSMChat tweets each day at 11:55 AM Eastern Time. Our tweets for the third week of Lung Cancer Awareness Month… Read More
Posted on November 15, 2013 by Gray Connections
The next #LCSM Chat on Twitter will occur Thursday, November 21, at 8 PM Eastern (5 PM Pacific), and be moderated by @louisianagirl91 (Laronica Conway, a lung cancer advocate) and @JFreemanDaily (Janet Freeman-Daily, a lung cancer patient). Our focus for this chat will be “Resources for Learning about Lung Cancer.” Whether you are patient, caregiver, family member, or friend, hearing those three little words “It’s lung cancer” often starts a mad rush to learn about this dreaded disease. The doctor probably explained test results and told you what to expect, but the… Read More
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