Patient Perspective: Anxiety Follows Abrupt Departure From Clinical Trial
Julie Swedberg, CPAThe onboarding required to participate in a clinical trial is extensive. The offboarding, however, can feel like abandonment for some patients. Read more
LUNGevity: Lung Cancer’s Warrior in the Fight Against Misinformation
Linda WengerOnline health content often contains harmful information. Worse, research shows inaccurate data may attract more attention than evidence-based information. Read more
In the second half of our series on patient-doctor communication, see how medical students are learning the skills they need to better communicate with patients. Read more
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