#LCSM Chat Topic 8/25: Pain and Lung Cancer Treatment: How Does it Affect You or Someone You Know?
Our topic for the next #LCSM Tweet Chat on Thursday, August 25th at 5 PM Pacific (8 PM Eastern) is “Pain and lung cancer treatment: How does it affect you or someone you know?” The moderator for this chat is Dr. David Tom Cooke (@DavidCookeMD) Advances in the care and treatment of individuals with lung cancer are appearing rapidly. With lung cancer screening we are finding earlier stage tumors. With immunotherapy and targeted therapy, we are finding effective treatments for patients with advanced and metastatic lung cancer. But during lung cancer interventions… Read More
#LCSM Chat 6/16: Improving quality of life for lung cancer patients
By Janet Freeman-Daily At this year’s ASCO (American Society for Clinical Oncology) Annual Meeting, a variety of abstracts addressed patient and survivor care as well as quality of life. Our #LCSM Chat on Thursday June 16 (8 PM Eastern time, 5 PM Pacific) will discuss some of these abstracts: Abstract 10000 found exercise during chemotherapy reduced the effects of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy, and the effect was greater in older patients. Abstract 10129 found breast cancer survivors reduced their post-treatment sleep disturbance and fatigue by practicing yoga. Abstract e21697 found complementary therapies such… Read More
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