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The Conversation: Getting The Right Treatment & Testing For Lung Cancer

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Panel Interview with Emma Shtivelman, PhD, Chief Scientist Cancer Commons, Mary Ellen Hand, RN, BSN, Nurse Coordinator Rush University Medical Center, and Stage 4 Lung Cancer Patient, Mary Williams.

Janet Freeman-Daily (@JFreemanDaily), patient advocate, metastatic lung cancer patient, and co-moderator of #LCSM chat hosts The Conversation about what patients and caregivers can do to get the right treatment and testing for lung cancer. The panel covers a wide variety of topics including the following:

  • Information needed to make decisions about treatment options
  • Molecular and genetic testing, and where to go to learn more about them
  • Targeted therapies, clinical trials, and liquid biopsies
  • Barriers to getting the right treatment at the right time
  • Seeking second opinions
  • What to ask your health care professionals

Check out the full conversation between lung cancer experts below.

The Conversation: Getting The Right Treatment & Testing For Lung Cancer from Patient Empowerment Network on Vimeo.

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