Posted on November 15, 2016 by Gray Connections
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
Posted on June 26, 2016 by Gray Connections
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
Posted on June 25, 2016 by Gray Connections
This coming week, the online cancer hashtag communities will be celebrating. Why, you ask? We have two good reasons. The Cancer Moonshot Summit happens Wednesday, June 29, in DC and in satellite locations all over the US (see DC agenda at bottom of this post). While several of our members will be attending, we all have the opportunity to provide input to the Cancer Moonshot (deadline July 1). The 5th Anniversary of the beginning of Breast Cancer Social Media (#BCSM)—and the beginning of cancer hashtag communities on the web—happens July 4! Our… Read More
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