#LCSM Chat Topic 4/6: Who Needs Research Anyway: How Have You Been Impacted by Lung Cancer Research?

  Our topic for the next #LCSM Chat on Thursday, April 6th at 5 PM Pacific/ 8 PM Eastern is “Who Needs Research Anyway: How Have You Been Impacted by Lung Cancer Research?” The moderator for this chat is Dr. David Tom Cooke (@DavidCookeMD) In its most recent budget outline, the Trump administration is looking to propose an 18% cut to the National Institute of Health’s (NIH; @NIH) $31.7 billion budget (#trumpbudget).  In addition to this funding cut, the Trump administration proposes to 1) reorganize the current NIH institute structure and 2)… Read More

#LCSM Chat Topic 2/23:Living with Cancer–What’s in your Toolbox?

Whether you’ve been diagnosed recently, or have been living with it for years, daily life with cancer can be a challenge. Of course, different disease stages and treatments will have an impact on the types of challenges patients, caretakers and physicians face. Nevertheless, there are common strategies or tools that can improve quality of life (QOL) for most patients. Moderator Deana Hendrickson (@lungcancerfaces) will pose the following questions to help gently guide this week’s conversation: T1: How can spirituality and/or faith play a role in improving QOL for patients? Examples? #LCSM T2: Does… Read More

#LCSM Chat Topic 10/6: Cancer Cure vs. Chronic Disease: How Critical is the Difference?

Our topic for the next #LCSM Tweet Chat on Thursday, October 6, at 5 PM Pacific (8 PM Eastern) is “Cancer Cure vs. Chronic Disease: How Critical is the Difference?” The moderator for this chat is Dr. Jack West (@JackWestMD). Curing cancer is among the most valued goals in the world, both on an individual and a more global basis, and it is really at the pinnacle of the “cancer moonshot” effort. But as we try to translate these goals into practice, and as I talk with my patients in the clinic, it’s clear… Read More