Daniel A. Saez, M.Sc., Treatment and Trials Navigator Guiding patients to clinical trials and other treatment options. Daniel Saez is the voice of LungMATCH. He’s the person you hear and the navigator you’re most likely to talk [...]
By Rashmi Acharya, MS, Coordinator, Science & Research, GO2 for Lung Cancer 1. What is Small Cell Lung Cancer? Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is a type of lung cancer named for the very small, oval shaped cancer cells [...]
By Daniel A. Saez, MSc, Treatment and Trials Navigator, GO2 for Lung Cancer Rebecca (KRAS driven stage 4 NSCLC patient) and Wayne Yeung (caregiver) Since the original publication of this article, the United States Food [...]
It may seem like clinical trials are suddenly top of mind here at GO2 for Lung Cancer, with new articles about inclusive research and demystifying them with a brand-new FAQ. But clinical trials and the diversity of the patients within [...]
SAN CARLOS, Calif. and WASHINGTON – GO2 for Lung Cancer (GO2 for Lung Cancer) announced its leadership in the launch of an important multi-institutional study to determine how to improve the participation of Black communities in lung cancer clinical [...]
By Jennifer C. King, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer, GO2 for Lung Cancer Are scientists learning enough about how people just like you respond to new treatments? You may be surprised. Clinical trial participation rates among people with cancer in the [...]
Hippocrates made a keen observation more than 2,400 years ago, “It is more important to know what kind of patient has the disease than what kind of disease the patient has.” This statement could not ring truer then [...]
The World Health Organization defines a clinical trial as “a type of research that studies new tests and treatments and evaluates their effects on human health outcomes.” Put simply, it’s a research study involving people, often used to evaluate [...]
As of September 18, 2020, the US has had 6.7 million cases of COVID-19, with just over 198,000 deaths. The Midwest is leading new cases, with 8 cities in Wisconsin appearing on The New York Times list of the [...]
By Rashmi Acharya, MS; Andrew Ciupek, PhD; Jennifer C. King, PhD; Amy C. Moore, PhD; Daniel Saez, MS; Jacinta Wiens, PhD This past weekend was the ASCO Annual Meeting with presentations of some of the most important lung cancer [...]