Posted on October 20, 2014 by Gray Connections
#LCSM Chat Topic 10/23: How can we help new stage IV #lungcancer patients consider 2nd opinions, mutation testing and clinical trials?
Most patients experience a period of stunned disbelief or shock when they hear a diagnosis of “metastatic lung cancer.” For those who are offered treatment options, the first few months revolve around medical appointments. Others may only be told to go home and get their affairs in order. Patients and family members may be in denial, or trying to process what all those dismal survival statistics mean for their future. It might be the first time the patient or a family member has had to confront the possibility of death for themselves… Read More
Posted on October 8, 2014 by Gray Connections
#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
Posted on September 8, 2014 by Gray Connections
#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
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