GO2 Foundation for Lung Cancer Aims to Create Resources for Caregivers
Joy CurzioA new survey provides a voice for caregivers regarding the challenges they face and rewards they gain from lung cancer co-survivorship. Read more
LungMATCH Program Models Best Practices for Empowering Patients
Beth Fand IncollingoFor people diagnosed with lung cancer and their families, understanding the illness and its treatments enough to participate in healthcare decisions can be challenging. Patients may not understand the benefits […] Read more
When facing a grave illness, especially for the first time, many people are worried, frightened, and overwhelmed. They may have difficulty focusing their attention on daily tasks and experience skewed […] Read more
Advocacy for Patients With Lung Cancer: Getting Involved at the Government Level in the United States
Liz DolsEvery meeting begins with sharing your story. In summary, this is mine: My name is Liz, and I’m one of your constituents. I was diagnosed with lung cancer 15 years […] Read more
Toward More Inclusive, Accessible Clinical Trial Consent Forms
Jim IncollingoIt is a trend many years in the making, but the time is ripe to fix the increasing problems with clinical trial consent documentation. The word count and complexity of […] Read more
America’s decades-long war on smoking has been remarkably successful in reducing smoking rates, but the unintended consequences include stigmatizing people who smoke and people with lung cancer. Sadly, those dealing […] Read more
Anne Katz, PhD, RN, FAAN, is a certified sexuality counselor and clinical nurse specialist at Cancer Care Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada, and the author of multiple books on cancer survivorship. In the following article, Dr. Katz discusses lung cancer survivorship challenges as well as considerations that providers should take... Read more
The Importance of Shared Decision Making: A Patient’s Perspective on Skin Toxicity with Afatinib/Cetuximab
Valerie AladieffAlthough the importance of multidisciplinary care teams is known, unfortunately, cross-specialty knowledge is not always solicited or recommended Read more
Consortium of Advocacy Groups, Professional Societies, and Industry Develops Consistent Language for Cancer Precision Medicine Testing
Jennifer ByrneIn recent years, precision medicine has begun to play an increasingly important role in cancer care. Advanced diagnostic testing, including testing for somatic mutations, non-genomic biomarkers, and germline mutations, is […] Read more
Comparing Patient-Reported Outcomes in the CROWN Study
ALK Positive Medical CommitteeThe abstract “Patient-reported outcomes from the randomized Phase 3 CROWN study of first-line lorlatinib versus crizotinib in ALK+ NSCLC” by Mazieres et al., presents a welcome analysis of symptoms and […] Read more