Special #LCSM Chat Topic 11/05 1 PM ET: @TheNCI hosts chat on precision medicine in lung cancer

#LCSM Chat is pleased to announce a special #LCSM Chat for Lung Cancer Awareness Month will be held on WEDNESDAY, November 5 at 1 PM Eastern Time (NOT our usual day and time). The National Cancer Institute (@theNCI) and a panel of experts will be using the #LCSM hashtag to talk about exciting new lung cancer treatment options! This chat will be in question-and-answer format, with a panel of experts addressing specific topics posed by @theNCI as well as fielding audience questions related to those topics. This format is great for patients, caregivers, medical… Read More

#LCSM Chat Topic 10/9: Helping media to cover #LCAM14

It’s Pinktober, that time of year when lung cancer advocates feel a pang of envy for the extensive media coverage given to other cancers. November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month (#LCAM14 on Twitter), and if things remain as they have in past years, few stories about lung cancer will appear in the media. But we—the Lung Cancer Social Media community–have a chance to change that if we act NOW. Let’s think about what barriers might keep journalists and reporters from producing lung cancer stories in the media during November: The idea didn’t… Read More

#LCSM Chat Topic 8/28: “What would you like to see on the #LCSM Website?”

Our 8/28 #LCSM Chat (at 8 PM ET, 5 PM PT) will be a brainstorming session about possible improvements to the #LCSM website. Our #LCSM website, intended primarily to inform people about #LCSM Chat and its activities on Twitter, is pretty basic and is maintained by a couple of volunteers in their spare time.  Since #LCSM is not affiliated with any nonprofits and does not fundraise, we don’t add many bells or whistles. Thanks to supporters, we do occasionally receive some funds we could use to improve the site. Because #LCSM is a collaboration… Read More