#LCSM Chat Topic 9/25: Challenges in making LDCT screening chest scans standard of care for high risk patients

It has been a couple of years since the National Lung Screening Trial demonstrated a clear survival benefit for low dose CT (LDCT) screening of patients who have a high risk of lung cancer (with “high risk” defined as age 55-75 and a significant smoking history). While lung cancer screening is offered in programs at various centers around the US, it remains a controversial procedure that has not been approved by Medicare as a covered service. On Thursday, September 25th, 8PM ET/ 5PM PT, we’ll discuss the existing barriers in lung cancer… Read More

#LCSM Chat Topic 9/11: Planning the Social Media Campaign for Lung Cancer Awareness Month (#LCAM14)

Our September 11 #LCSM Chat on Twitter (at 8 PM ET, 5 PM PT) will be an opportunity to brainstorm, coordinate and plan social media activities for 2014 Lung Cancer Awareness Month in November. The chat will be moderated by Janet Freeman-Daily. In November 2013, the #LCSM community promoted lung cancer awareness using the hashtag #LCAM on Twitter. Each day of the month, we tweeted a different factoid or call to action related to lung cancer. Others retweeted those facts and posted them on social media sites like Facebook. You can find a… Read More

#JACR Chat 6/26: Patient Perspective on Lung Cancer Screening (#LCSM cohosts)

On Thursday June 26, at 12 noon Eastern Time, the Journal of the American College of Radiology (#JACR) tweetchat will discuss the patient’s perspective of lung cancer screening.  It will be hosted jointly by #JACR and #LCSM, using the hashtag #JACR, and will be moderated by Dr. Ruth Carlos (@ruthcarlosmd) of #JACR with guest moderators Ella Kazerooni, MD, and Janet Freeman-Daily (@JFreemanDaily) of #LCSM.  #JACR posted about the chat and provided the following information: ————————————————— “Ruthie, your dad fell down and now he has cancer.” My dad had tripped down a short… Read More