#LCSM Chat topic 7/28: Happy birthday #LCSM–3 and thriving!

Please join the #LCSM Chat on Thursday, July 28, at 8 pm Eastern Time (5 pm Pacific) to celebrate our third birthday. We made it out of the “terrible twos” stronger than ever! First, a little history….the #LCSM hashtag was originally used by @subatomicdoc (Matt Katz, MD) to represent Lung Cancer Social Media on June 22, 2013. The first-ever #LCSM Chat occurred on July 25, 2013.  Seventy-two patients, advocates, caregivers, family members, educators, healthcare providers, and researchers participated. The first #LCSM Chat topic question was “It’s our community. What do you hope… 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

#LCSM Chat 06/02: Open Mic Nite–What’s on your mind?

On Thursday June 2, 2016, at 8 PM Eastern (5 PM Pacific), #LCSM Chat will hold an Open Mic Nite to talk about whatever lung cancer topics are foremost on our minds. This would be a particularly good chat for those who are just starting with Twitter or tweet chats (please check out our tweetchat primer). Moderator Deana Hendrickson will post the following questions to stimulate discussion: T1: What do you wish you had known when you were first starting on your journey with lung cancer? What would you have done differently?… Read More