The Role of Nurse Navigators in Lung Cancer: Advocates, Sounding Boards, and Care Coordinators for Patients
Megan Roy, BSN, RN, OCNMy primary goal as a nurse navigator is to provide patient-centered care while facilitating timely access to the right providers. Nurse navigators have the clinical expertise to individualize both their […] Read more
Using Tumor Radiomic Features To Predict NSCLC Chemotherapy Response
Michelle Hershman, MD+more
IN REFERENCE TO: Khorrami M, Jain P, Bera K, et al. Predicting pathologic response to neoadjuvant chemoradiation in resectable stage III non-small cell lung cancer patients using computed tomography radiomic features. Lung Cancer. 2019;135:1-9. Read more
In Memorium: Tobacco-Control Innovator, Former President of Uruguay, Dr. Tabaré Vázquez Dies from Lung Cancer at 80
Former President of Uruguay and oncologist, Dr. Tabaré Vázquez, died at age 80 from lung cancer on December 6, 2020. He became the first Socialist leader of Uruguay during his […] Read more
Growing Importance and Changing Dynamics: Social Media’s Ever-Changing Role in Thoracic Oncology
H. Jack West, MDAlthough some resist its gravitational pull, social media and especially Twitter are becoming an increasingly valuable tool in academic and community-based cancer care, with thoracic oncology helping set the pace […] Read more
Speaking as a medical oncologist who cares for patients with lung cancer, the present is filled with much hope. There has been a profusion of studies that report increasingly improved […] Read more