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All good things … The Sunset of #LCSM Chat

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“All good things must come to an end.” Please join us for our last-ever #LCSM Chat on Thursday December 2, 2021 at 5 pm Pacific. Take time to check in, reminisce & come together as a community one last time.

I’ve been a co-moderator for #LCSM Chat since shortly after it started in 2013. I must admit, it’s hard to see it end. I created its website. I wrote/posted most of its blogs. I worked with guests to create patient-friendly content. I’ve made many friends and connections. But it’s time for this to happen. It just represents a change in priorities–I have more than enough advocacy, writing, and personal projects to keep me busy.

So, on to what’s next.

Please read more at the #LCSM Chat blog to understand why this is a good time to “sunset”:
https://lcsmchat.com/2021/11/19/all-good-things-the-sunset-of-lcsm-chat/

#LCSM Chat Topic 6-May-2021: “The Hows and Whys of Cancer Research Advocacy”

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Please join #LCSM Chat and other Twitter cancer hashtag communities as we discuss “The Hows and Whys of Cancer Research Advocacy” on Twitter Thursday, May 6th, at 5 pm Pacific (8 pm Eastern). Join us to learn how cancer research advocates bring value to research!

More info about the chat (including the five discussion topics) on the LCSM Chat website: https://lcsmchat.com/2021/05/02/the-hows-and-whys-of-cancer-research-advocacy/

Learn how to participate in #LCSM Chat here: https://lcsmchat.com/lcsm-chat/

Remember, the IASLC STARS Program is accepting applications for 2021 Patient Research Advocates through May 10! STARS aims to help lung cancer patient advocates evolve into research advocates. https://www.iaslc.org/patient-advocacy/stars

8-Apr-2021 COSMO Panel–“Patient Engagement in Social Media: When the Doctor is No Longer the Expert”

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I am honored to be a presenter at the Collaboration for Outcomes using Social Media in Oncology (COSMO) online conference tomorrow, April 8.

I’m speaking in Session IV (Social Media in Oncology: A Multistakeholder Look) on a panel titled: “Patient Engagement in Social Media: When the Doctor is No Longer the Expert” at 1:40–2:20 pm Eastern Time. Registration for the two-day conference is FREE. Register here: https://lnkd.in/duYxM7e

My fellow panelists are all awesome:

Chair: Patricia F. Anderson, MILS @pfanderson
https://www.facebook.com/pfanderson

Tamika Felder @tamikafelder
https://www.facebook.com/tamikafeldercampbell

John Novack, MS @J2Novack
https://www.facebook.com/john.novack.98

Dorinda (Dee) Sparacio, MS @womenofteal
https://www.facebook.com/dsparacio

Thanks to Don S Dizon for the invite to participate!@drdonsdizon

#LCSM Chat Topic 01/07/2021: What are your predictions for the Rx of #LungCancer in 2021?

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TODAY! What are your bold predictions for innovations, policy changes, advocacy strategies & anything else in the prevention, detection, treatment of lung cancer & support of our community? Join moderator David Cooke, MD for #LCSM Chat on Twitter! Read more here:

#LCSM Chat Topic 01/07/2021: What are your predictions for the Rx of #LungCancer in 2021?

Update for Week of November 9, 2020, to the Joint Statement on #COVID19 from #LungCancer Advocacy Groups

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The first case of COVID-19 in the USA was reported on 1/20/2020—over 9 months ago. Since then, the country has reported 9,860,558 cases and 237,113 deaths (per Johns Hopkins). As the weather becomes cooler and we spend more time indoors, the number of cases is rapidly accelerating in almost every state.

Given this surge, holiday gatherings and activities present a serious risk for virus transmission.  On November 5, 2020, the #LCSM (Lung Cancer Social Media) Chat community on Twitter discussed ways to enjoy and celebrate the holidays safely during the pandemic. Chat participants included lung cancer patients, caregivers, advocates, physicians, and healthcare workers. The chat, which included links to many helpful resources, covered the following topics:

  • What have we learned over the past 8 months about how COVID-19 is transmitted?
  • How can people reduce the risk of COVID-19 during outdoor activities?
  • How can people reduce the risk of COVID-19 when travel is involved? What about travel to or from hot spots?
  • How safe is it to meet with family and friends who had COVID-19 and recovered?
  • How can people reduce the risk of COVID-19 for indoor activities (shopping, dining in restaurants, family gatherings, worship services, etc.)?

Read the summary of November 5 #LCSM Chat “Celebrating Safely During COVID-19 Pandemic” here:   https://wakelet.com/wake/clw31H18j2lOwCQY2MulU

We hope you find these resources useful as you plan happy and healthy holiday celebrations!

Resources and websites

  1. IASLC’s Guide to COVID-19 and Lung Cancer
  2. The National Cancer Institute has a special website for COVID-19 and emergency preparedness. COVID-19: What People with Cancer Should Know
  3. Updates provided by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
  4. Johns Hopkins COVID-19 Resource Center
  5. Interactive map of US COVID-19 cases by state
  6. COVID-19 in patients with cancer: managing a pandemic within a pandemic
  7. You can find information specific to your state or city or town on your health department’s website.
    • Directory of state department of health websites
    • Directory of local health department websites
  8. American Medical Association resources for healthcare providers.

#LCSM Chat Topic 3/8/2018: Cancer Advocacy 101–Patients & Conferences

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As cancer patients and caregivers transform into active cancer advocates, they may think about attending medical conferences.  On March 8, at 8 pm Eastern Time (5 pm PST), #LCSM Chat will discuss various aspects of cancer advocate participation in medical conferences.

Some reasons for cancer advocates to attend medical conferences are to:

  • Learn more about cancer and treatment options for cancer
  • Get details about new research
  • Meet the top doctors who treat their type of cancer
  • Support an advocacy organization’s outreach booth
  • Network with other advocates, as well as clinicians and researchers
  • Share an advocate’s perspective on a specific topic, sometimes as an invited speaker

As more advocates participate in conferences, the conference organizers, professional societies, and medical practitioners are coming to understand the benefits of including advocate voices in their programs. #LCSM Chat member Janet Freeman-Daily was recently interviewed by the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer about her participation in conferences–read the resulting article here: Why Should Advocates Attend Academic Lung Cancer Conferences?

Tools exist to help advocates navigate cancer conferences and understand the content they will see:

If you know of other resources, please share them in the comments on this page or in the chat.

Some professional societies and cancer nonprofits sponsor programs that enable cancer advocates to attend conferences and learn more about medical research:

  • AACR’s Scientist↔Survivor Program
    Participants receive travel grants and participate in special educational programs at cancer research meetings.
  • ASCO’s Conquer Cancer Foundation Patient Advocate Scholarship Program
    Provides need-based grants to cover travel and registration for a variety of ASCO meetings, including the huge Annual Meeting in Chicago each June. Applications for the Annual Meeting are usually accepted during a window in early March.
  • RAN’s Focus on Research Scholar Program
    Scholars participate in preparatory conference calls, virtual classroom (webinars), learning materials and mentoring for research advocates to improve skills and understanding of biomedical research, and attend the ASCO Annual Meeting.
  • International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) Travel Awards for World Conference on Lung Cancer (WCLC)
    Provides travel grants to WCLC, which is held in a different international city each year—it will be in Toronto Canada September 2018.

Our moderator Janet Freeman-Daily (@JFreemanDaily) will lead our discussion using the following prompts:

  • T1: When a cancer patient/caregiver attends a medical conference, what are benefits to the patient/caregiver? Benefits to medical professionals?  To the conference?
  • T2: If you have attended a medical conference in which patients/caregivers participated, what did you like most about that conference? (Pls state whether you attended as patient, caregiver, or med professional)
  • T3: If a cancer patient or caregiver wanted to attend a medical conference, which would you recommend for their first conference, and why?
  • T4: What tips would you give a cancer patient or caregiver for making the most of their conference experience?
  • T5: What programs help cancer patients and caregivers attend and/or afford conferences? Do you have experience with any of them?

We hope you’ll join our #LCSM Chat on Thursday 3/8 at 8 pm Eastern Time (5 pm Pacific). If you’re new to tweet chats, please read our primer “To Participate in #LCSM Chat.”

#LCSM Chat Topic 5/4 — The PDQ on MTBs: Why are multidisciplinary tumor boards important in #lungcancer?

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This is a reblog of a post I wrote on lcsmchat.com.

Lung cancer is a complicated disease.  Diagnosing and treating complex cases can require skills that cross a variety of medical specialties. Larger medical centers and hospitals may decide to discuss complex cases in tumor boards that include physicians that represent a variety of medical specialties.

Our May 4, 2017, #LCSM Chat (at 8pm Eastern, 5pm Pacific) will focus on defining what a multidisciplinary tumor board (MTB) does, who is involved, and why MTB are important in the treatment of lung cancer.

The National Cancer Institute defines a tumor board review as:

A treatment planning approach in which a number of doctors who are experts in different specialties (disciplines) review and discuss the medical condition and treatment options of a patient. In cancer treatment, a tumor board review may include that of a medical oncologist (who provides cancer treatment with drugs), a surgical oncologist (who provides cancer treatment with surgery), and a radiation oncologist (who provides cancer treatment with radiation). Also called multidisciplinary opinion.

Some of the medical doctors with specialized training that might participate in an MTB are:

  • Medical Oncologist: specializes in diagnosing cancer and treating it with medicines
  • Pathologist: specializes in identifying diseases and conditions by studying abnormal cells and tissues.
  • Pulmonologist: specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary (lung) conditions and diseases.
  • Radiation Oncologist: specializes in treating cancer with ionizing radiation
  • Radiologist: specializes in diagnosing and treating diseases and injuries using medical imaging techniques, such as x-rays, computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), nuclear medicine, and positron emission tomography (PET)
  • Thoracic surgeon:  specializes in the surgical diagnosis, staging and treatment of cancer in the thorax (chest)

Moderator @JFreemanDaily will lead our discussion using the following questions:

  • T1: What does a multidisciplinary tumor board (MTB) do? Why is it important in #lungcancer treatment?
  • T2: What types of #lungcancer cases can benefit by MTB review?
  • T3: Who should be involved in an MTB? What medical specialties are usually represented?
  • T4: How often does an MTB reach a consensus about diagnosis and treatment recommendations in #lungcancer?
  • T5: What can patients do if their hospital does not have an MTB? What is the role of telemedicine?

Please join us for this valuable discussion. If you’re new to tweet chats, this primer will help.

First-ever NCI Facebook Live for Lung Cancer Awareness Month 11/17 8 pm ET

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Hope you will join the lung cancer community tomorrow 11/17 at 8pm Eastern for the first-ever Lung Cancer Awareness Month Facebook Live event with the National Cancer Institute and the concurrent Lung Cancer Social Media (#LCSM) Chat on Twitter. We’ll be talking about immunotherapy and lung cancer clinical trials.

For more information, check out the Lung Cancer Social Media (#LCSM) Chat blog post for their 11/17/2016 chat.

 

Celebrating Cancer Hashtag Communities and a Moonshot

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This coming week, the online cancer hashtag communities will be celebrating. Why, you ask? We have two good reasons.

  1. The Cancer Moonshot Summit happens Wednesday, June 29, in DC and in satellite locations all over the US (see DC agenda at bottom of this post). While several of our members will be attending, we all have the opportunity to provide input to the Cancer Moonshot (deadline July 1).
  2. The 5th Anniversary of the beginning of Breast Cancer Social Media (#BCSM)—and the beginning of cancer hashtag communities on the web—happens July 4!

Our celebration will take the form of several coordinated chats open to everyone, regardless of cancer type.

Mon 6/27:
#BCSM Chat (use both #BCSM and #cancerchat hashtags) will host a cross-cancer chat at 9 PM Eastern Time about three of the Cancer Moonshot Working Group topics (check blog on #BCSM website for chat details):
–Expanding Clinical Trials
–Enhanced Data Sharing
–Precision Prevention and Early Detection
Ideas generated can be submitted online to the Cancer Moonshot.

Wed 6/29:
Cancer Moonshot events in DC and satellite locations (see agenda for DC Summit below)

Wed 6/29:
#Hcchat will conduct the official Moonshot chat (use both #Hcchat and #Moonshot hashtags) at noon Eastern Time on the topic “Will the Moonshot lead to the death of cancer?” This chat applies to all types of cancers. Special guest will be Vincent T. DeVita, Jr, MD, who was head of the NCI during Nixon’s Cancer Act and author of “The Death of Cancer.”

Thu 6/30:
#LCSM Chat (use both #LCSM and #cancerchat hashtags) will host a cross-cancer chat at 8 PM Eastern Time about the remaining four Cancer Moonshot Working Group topics (check blog on #LCSM Chat website for chat details):
–Cancer Immunology and Prevention
–Tumor Evolution and Progression
–Implementation Sciences
–Pediatric Cancer
Ideas generated can be submitted online to the Cancer Moonshot.

Thu 6/30:
Last day to submit Moonshot ideas at https://cancerresearchideas.cancer.gov/a/index

Sun 7/03:
#BTSM Chat (use both #BTSM and #cancerchat hashtags) will host a cross-cancer chat at 9 PM Eastern Time about our hopes and dreams for cancer research and treatment in the future.

Mon 7/04:
5th anniversary of #BCSM and cancer hashtag communities

Mon 7/04:
#BCSM anniversary celebration chat at 9 PM Eastern (use both #BCSM and #cancerchat hashtags)

The cancer hashtag communities hope you’ll join us for some (or ALL) of these special events and help us celebrate! To learn more about the cancer hashtag communities, visit http://www.symplur.com/healthcare-hashtags/ontology/cancer/

 AGENDA FOR THE CANCER MOONSHOT SUMMIT IN WASHINGTON, DC


Cancer Moonshot Summit Agenda 1 (CROPPED) Cancer Moonshot Summit Agenda 2 (CROPPED)

Live Tweeting #ASCO16 with @LUNGevity

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This year I’ll be live tweeting the big American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting June 3-7 as a Patient Research Representative for LUNGevity Foundation. What does “live tweeting” mean? It means I will be using Twitter to share information from ASCO sessions and  perspectives on the meeting in near real time.

I’ll be tweeting from the @LUNGevity Twitter account (along with Dr. Upal Basu-Roy and Katie Brown) and my own account (@JFreemanDaily).  If you want to find me or other tweeps at ASCO, please come to the Official ASCO Tweetup June 4th at 5:45pm in the McCormick Convention Center Plate Room (South Building, Level 2.5 Food Court).  Hope to see you there!