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
Every 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
It 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
Although the importance of multidisciplinary care teams is known, unfortunately, cross-specialty knowledge is not always solicited or recommended Read more
In 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
The 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
Palliative and end of life care discussions are significant and essential, yet sensitive and challenging. Cultural perceptions of pain and end of life can filter nuances in provider communication in […] Read more
While checkpoint inhibitors have improved the outlook for patients with advanced NSCLC, more information is needed about the long-term toxicities caused by the drugs and how they should be managed. […] Read more