It’s no secret that lung cancer survivors are at increased risk for developing severe symptoms and complications from COVID-19. Despite the early summer improvements seen as a result of increased vaccination rates, we are entering a newly difficult and [...]
On March 11, 2020, our lives changed forever when the World Health Organization declared that COVID-19 represented a new global pandemic. One year later, we reflect on where we started and where we are now. First, we pause to [...]
We are at a critical moment in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. New cases are rapidly escalating throughout the country, and we are positioned to see explosive growth as people travel and gather to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday with loved [...]
While we entered the year 2020 celebrating the largest one-year drop in cancer mortality, it wasn’t long before a new “C” entered the national conscience: COVID-19. For the lung cancer community in particular, COVID-19 presents a unique threat. Several [...]
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 [...]
As of October 3, 2020, the US has had close to 7.2 million cases of COVID-19, with over 200,000 deaths. Daily reported cases of COVID-19 have been on the rise. This is not surprising due to social distancing fatigue [...]
Dear Lung Cancer Community, Our normal lives have been completely upended by COVID-19. With many activities being deemed “non-essential” it begs the question, what is “essential,” especially when it comes to patient care. Our lung cancer community, which is [...]
The World Health Organization officially declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic on March 11, 2020. As cases of the virus surge in countries around the world, with Italy being particularly hard hit, many nations are taking extreme steps to [...]