#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 4/21: Doctor Shopping in the Age of Social Media
The doctor-patient relationship is without a doubt a keystone of medical care. This relationship is arguably most intense in the field of oncology. For patients, few things are as life altering as a cancer diagnosis. This is particularly true for lung cancer, given its poor survival statistics and the social stigma sometimes associated with the disease. Thus, for many lung cancer patients, a surgeon or oncologist (sometimes both) become an incredibly important person for several months, if not years. These doctors will gather the patients’ data, inform them of their diagnoses, administer… Read More
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