Contributing Authors: Brittney Nichols, MPH, RN-BSN, Senior Specialist, Science and Research, GO2 for Lung Cancer; Andrew Ciupek, PhD, Associate Director, Clinical Research, GO2 for Lung Cancer; and Renee Botello, MSc, Navigator, Treatment and Trials, GO2 for Lung Cancer Every [...]
“If you can’t breathe, nothing else matters.” This powerful statement was shared by Dr. D. Kyle Hogarth from the University of Chicago during September’s Lung Cancer Living Room to emphasize the importance of having a pulmonologist on your lung [...]
Question: My doctor recently suggested that I start palliative care to help with some of the side effects I’m experiencing from my lung cancer treatment. Is this the same thing as hospice care? Answer: No. Palliative care and hospice [...]
Palliative care is an important part of many people’s lung cancer care plan. The purpose of palliative care is to improve quality of life. It may provide relief from pain and other symptoms and side effects of lung cancer [...]
As many who are faced with lung cancer know too well, the disease and its treatments can cause unwanted symptoms and side effects, both physical and emotional, that can impact quality of life. Lung cancer treatments can cause side [...]
Lung cancer and its treatment are complex. With different treatments come different side effects—and myths. Thanks to our HelpLine team, we’re debunking some of the most common myths about lung cancer treatment side effects. MYTH 1: If you [...]
We partnered with GetPalliativeCare.org and Dr. Andrew Esch, MD, MBA, a medical education consultant to the Center to Advance Palliative Care, for a free webinar discussing how to manage symptoms and side effects of lung cancer and improve quality of [...]
Dr. Andrew Esch, MD, MBA Dr. Andrew Esch, MD, MBA Dr. Esch is a medical education consultant to the Center to Advance Palliative Care. A palliative care specialist, Dr. Esch focuses on improving the quality of life [...]