By Real World Health Care Editorial Staff  |  Mar 9, 2022

Precision Medicine: Eliminating Disparities in Lung Cancer Care

Precision medicine – treatments that are based on an individual’s specific genetics and the cancer cell’s genes – holds great promise for lung cancer patients. For all patients, precision medicine is made possible through a type of advanced diagnostic testing called biomarker testing. However, for some racial and ethnic minorities,…more.

By Real World Health Care Editorial Staff  |  Nov 23, 2020

Lung Cancer Awareness Month: Trends, Advocacy and Caregivers in the Spotlight

November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month, a time when the medical community, patients and their loved ones, advocacy organizations and industry come together to raise awareness and support for the number one cancer killer of men and women in the United States. Lung Cancer Trends For example, this year, the…more.

By Real World Health Care Editorial Staff  |  May 22, 2019

Lung Cancer: Being a Better Caregiver

This week, Real World Health Care continues our series on caregiving by speaking with Deborah P. Brown, Chief Mission Officer of the American Lung Association. Brown oversees strategic planning and implementation of the Association’s health promotions programs, advocacy efforts and research programs. We talked about lung cancer programs and services…more.

By Real World Health Care Editorial Staff  |  Apr 10, 2019

Lung Cancer Caregivers in the Spotlight at COPE Summit

This April marks the LUNGevity Foundation‘s second COPE Summit, held during its 9th Annual International Lung Cancer Survivorship Conference, April 26-28 in Washington, D.C. Directed toward caregivers of loved ones with lung cancer, the COPE Summit is one of three simultaneous summits at the Conference, which features a full weekend…more.

By Lecia Sequist, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School  |  Sep 6, 2017

Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: EGFR Mutations and Targeted Therapies

For the next several weeks, Real World Health Care will take a brief hiatus as we re-publish some of our most popular interviews on oncology-related topics. The editors of Real World Health Care, along with our sponsor, the HealthWell Foundation, understand that cancer takes a huge toll on patients, their…more.

By Susan Rappaport, MPH, Vice President for Research and Scientific Affairs, American Lung Association  |  Aug 9, 2017

American Lung Association: Research Focused on Improving Patient Care and Saving Lives

For the next several weeks, Real World Health Care will take a brief hiatus as we re-publish some of our most popular interviews on oncology-related topics. The editors of Real World Health Care, along with our sponsor, the HealthWell Foundation, understand that cancer takes a huge toll on patients, their…more.

By Erica Carpenter, MBA, PhD, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania  |  Dec 14, 2016

NSCLC: The Emerging Role of Liquid Biopsies

Real World Health Care concludes its series on non-small cell lung cancer by speaking with Erica Carpenter, MBA, PhD, Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Carpenter also serves as Director of the Circulating Tumor Material Laboratory…more.

By Lecia Sequist, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School  |  Dec 7, 2016

Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: EGFR Mutations and Targeted Therapies

Continuing our series on non-small cell lung cancer, this week Real World Health Care speaks with Lecia V. Sequist, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and the Mary B. Soltonstall endowed chair in oncology at Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Sequist’s research focuses on studying novel targets…more.

By Edward Garon, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA Health  |  Nov 30, 2016

NSCLC: Targeting What Drives People’s Cancer

This week, Real World Health Care talks with Edward B. Garon, M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Health. He specializes in hematology and oncology, with an interest in lung cancer and chest malignancies. Dr. Garon’s research focuses on the testing and development…more.

By Hossein Borghaei, DO, Fox Chase Cancer Center  |  Nov 16, 2016

NSCLC: The Promise of Immunotherapy

As part of our series on non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), Real World Health Care spoke with Hossein Borghaei, D.O., in the Department of Hematology/Oncology at Fox Chase Cancer Center, which is part of the Temple Health System. Dr. Borghaei serves as Chief, Thoracic Medical Oncology; Director, Lung Cancer Risk…more.

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