Posted on February 22, 2017 by #LCSM Chat
#LCSM Chat Topic 2/23:Living with Cancer–What’s in your Toolbox?
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
#LCSM Chat Topic 1/26: Education and Shared Decision Making for Cancer Patients in the Era of Fake News and Post-Truths
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
Posted on June 26, 2016 by Gray Connections
#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
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