Cancer Talk Show this Sunday

Note from the Lung Cancer Alliance group on Facebook:

This Sunday, May 3 from 4-6 pm EDT, The Group Room cancer talk radio show will focus entirely on lung cancer. The show will provide information on clinical trials, patient stories and lung cancer advocacy. LCA is the Advocacy in Action organization of the week! LCA-CA Co-chair Mike Stevens and LCA-MA Co-chair, Diane Legg will talk about lung cancer advocacy in their states. Throughout the two hour show, they take live questions or comments, so tune in and be a part of the discussion at 1-800 GRP-Room and visit the show's website, www.thegrouproom.tv. Tune in on Sunday!

New York Times - Patient Voices: Lung Cancer

Amazing interviews with real people battling Lung Cancer. Listen to them here:

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/04/23/health/healthguide/TE_LUNGCANCER.html

From the site:

It is estimated that there were 215,020 new cases of lung cancer diagnosed in the United States in 2008, and 161,840 deaths. What is it like to live with the No. 1 cancer killer? Six men and women speak about living with lung cancer.

BREATH OF HOPE: Lung Cancer The Invisible Disease

This one hour documentary just started airing last week. About the film:

BREATH OF HOPE: Lung Cancer The Invisible Disease is an hour-long documentary seeking to educate the public about lung cancer – in particular non-small cell lung cancer.

Through five poignant patient stories in five different states across the U.S., viewers witness the struggles and triumphs of lung cancer patients and their families.

The documentary also explores new therapies on the horizon and the latest genetic markers that may offer hope for extending survival.

merkerson-2Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning American actress S. Epatha Merkerson, best known as Lt. Anita Van Buren on the long-running television crime drama Law & Order, hosts the documentary. Merkerson lost two friends to lung cancer and helped her sister fight her way to a cure.

Check airing times here: http://breathofhope.net/?page_id=331

Lung Cancer 101: http://breathofhope.net/?page_id=15

Clinical Trial Matching Service‏

I received the following message from the Lung Cancer Alliance via Facebook:

Lung Cancer Alliance and EmergingMed have joined forces to make sure patients diagnosed with lung cancer know all of their treatment options - including clinical trials. The matching service is a pre-screening and referral service that quickly identifies clinical trial options that match each person's specific diagnosis, stage and treatment history.

Our Clinical Trial Specialists are available by telephone to guide patients, families and health care professionals through a search of hundreds of lung cancer studies in the United States and Canada. After the first pre-screening conversation, the same clinical trial specialist will follow-up with you by telephone to make sure:

• trial sites call you back.
• your clinical trial questions are answered.
• you receive detailed study information to share with your medical team.
• you are not alone in the process!

Our service is designed to give you more time to discuss clinical trial options with your medical team, and more time to weigh the risks and benefits of all treatment options.

For more information, call 1-800-698-0931