Lung Cancer CancerCare Connect Education Workshops

- Overview of Clinical Trials and Why They are Important - Understanding Your Treatment Options, Including Clinical Trials - Concerns About Participating in Clinical Trials - Types of Clinical Trials - What Happens in a Clinical Trial? How and Where Clinical Trials are Conducted - The Meaning of Informed Consent - Benefits and Risks of Participation - How to Participate in Clinical Trials - Specif...

- Overview of People in Rural Communities Accessing Cancer Treatment: Getting Diagnosed & Treated for Cancer in Rural Communities - Working with Your Health Care Team to Get the Best Care Near Home - Dealing with Cancer Treatments & Other Co-Morbid Health Concerns in Rural Communities - Specific Questions to Ask Your Health Care Team about Cancer Clinical Trials - Participating in Clinical Trials...

- Overview of Young Adults Living with Cancer, Including Delays in Diagnosis - Where to Seek Cancer Treatment: Selecting Your Oncology Health Care Team, Including Young Adult Cancer Programs - The Importance of Treatment Summaries - Follow up with Your Oncologist & Primary Care Doctor: Dealing with Physical Changes Due to Cancer or Its Treatment - Managing Post Treatment Side Effects/Late Effects:...

- Role of Caregivers in Care Coordination for People Living with Cancer & Co-Morbidities - What Research Tells Us About Caregivers, Including Long Distance Caregivers - Coordinating Follow-Up Appointments - Discussion of Adherence – Taking Pills on Schedule - Planning Ahead with Your Pharmacist: Lead Time in Refilling Prescriptions & Planning for Weekends, Travel & Holidays - Accessing Resources f...

- Coping with the Practical, Social & Emotional Challenges of Cancer - How a Cancer Diagnosis Affects Family, Partners & Loved Ones - Selecting a Cancer Care Team & Treatment Facility - What to Do When Presented with Multiple Treatment Options - When & How to Seek a Second Opinion - Your Relationship with Your Health Care Team - Getting Copies of Your Medical Reports to Review with Your Team - How...

- Overview of Common Eye & Vision Changes Related to Cancer Treatments - Discussion of Common Eye & Vision Changes, Including Causes & Risk Factors - Tips to Manage Dry Eyes, Watery Eyes, Itching Eyes, Blepharitis, Loss of Eyelashes, Changes in Vision, Cataracts, Floaters & Flashing Lights - The Role of the Multidisciplinary Team - Tips to Manage Low Vision & How Eye Products Can Help You Manage E...

- How to Cope While Waiting for Test Results from Cancer Work-Up - Managing Cancer When You Have Other Health Problems - The Impact of Chronic Illness on Cancer Treatment - The Importance of Adherence: Taking Your Treatment on Schedule - Reducing Harmful Drug Interactions - The Role of Clinical Trials: How Research Increases Your Treatment Options - Knowing When to Call Your Health Care Team Betwe...

- Overview of Cancer Survivorship - Managing Post Treatment Side Effects/Late Effects - Quality-of-Life Concerns - Fear of Recurrence - Survivors’ Guilt - Finding Your New Normal - The Importance of Treatment Summaries & Encounter Notes - Follow-Up with Your Oncologist & Primary Care Doctor, Including Discussion of Health Screening & Concerns - Guidelines to Prepare for Telehealth/Telemedicine App...

- Overview of the Unique Challenges for Veterans Living with Cancer - Your Veteran’s Identity - Veterans Coping with Cancer - Co-Morbidities Impact on Veterans - Overview & Definition of Fatigue - Evaluation & Treatment of Fatigue - Post-Traumatic Stress, Pain Management & Survivorship - Adherence to Treatment Plans: Taking Your Treatment on Schedule - Nutrition & Hydration Concerns & Tips - Tips...

- Overview of Cancer Treatments - Definition of Adherence: Taking Your Pills on Schedule - Its Important Role in Managing Cancer - Barriers to Taking Your Pills - Practical Tips to Overcome These Barriers, Including Family, Partners & Others - Computer, Tablet & Phone Reminders Including Emails, Texts & Apps - Planning Ahead: Lead Time in Refilling Prescriptions, Weekends, Travel & Holidays - Comm...

- Understanding Precision Medicine: Overview & Value of Precision Medicine - How Precision Medicine is Different from Targeted Treatments? - Precision Medicine’s Role in Informing Treatment Decisions: Predicting Response to Treatment - The Role of Precision Medicine in Deciding the Treatment for Lung Cancer, Leukemia, Colon Cancer & Prostate Cancer - Talking with Your Health Care Team About Precis...

- Overview of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer - The Important Role of the Caregiver in Communicating with the Health Care Team - Taking on the Role of the Caregiver - What Research Tells Us about Caregivers - The Caregiver’s Role in Decision Making for a Loved One with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer - Challenges in Communicating with the Health Care Team - Challenges & Rewards of Caregiving - The Increasin...

- Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Overview - Definition of Genomics & Biomarker Testing - The Difference Between Genomics & Genetics - The Role of Biomarker Testing in the Treatment of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer - Specific Examples of How Biomarker Testing May Inform Treatment Decisions - Precision Medicine & Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer - Current Research in Genomics & Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer - Liqui...

- Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Treatment - Current Standard of Care - The Role of Chemotherapy, Radiation Oncology & Targeted Cancer Therapies - New Treatment Approaches - The Role of Biomarkers & Precision Medicine in Informing Treatment Choices - How Clinical Trials Contribute to Treatment Options - New Ways to Manage Treatment Side Effects, Symptoms, Discomfort & Pain - Communicating with...

- Overview of Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC), in the Context of Infectious Diseases - The Role of Chemotherapy & Radiation Treatments - Diagnostic Technologies, Targeted Therapies & Precision Medicine - Clinical Trials: How They Contribute to Treatment Options - Combination Systemic Treatment for Metastatic Small Cell Lung Cancer - Preventing & Managing Treatment Side Effects - When to Call Your He...

- Overview of Cancer & the LGBTQI+ Community, Including HIV & HPV - The LGBTQI+ Community’s Disproportionate Cancer Burden - Addressing the LGBTQI+ Health Disparities Gap, Including Mistrust of Health Care Providers - Barriers to Health Care Access, Including Discrimination - Health Care, Cancer Screening, Palliative & Supportive Care, Affordable Housing, Gay Men & Lesbian Cancer Issues - Transgen...

- Definition of a Caregiver - What Research Tells Us About Children as Caregivers’ Well Being - Children as Caregivers - Children as Caregivers for a Sibling - Children as Caregivers for a Parent - Children as Caregivers for a Grandparent - Children as Caregivers for an Older Adult - Children as Caregivers for a Younger Adult - Children as Caregivers for Cancer Survivors - Children as Caregivers f...

- How Being a Member of Diverse Communities May Impact Your Access to Oncology Care, Treatment, Management of Treatment Side Effects, & Pain Management - What to Expect from Your Relationship with Your Health Care Team: Is Your Health Care Team Providing You with Equitable, Excellent Care - What to Consider When Selecting a Cancer Care Team & Treatment Facility - Languages Spoken & Diversity of th...

- Understanding the Future of Cancer Research & Clinical Trials - Increased Focus on Earlier Detection & Treatment of Cancer - Health Care Disparities Research - Enhanced Knowledge of the Molecular Portrait of Cancer - Artificial Intelligence (AI) Driven Approaches for Diagnosis & Treatment of Cancer - Microsatellite Instability (MSI): Mutations in DNA Mismatch Repair Genes – Implications for Trea...

- Disproportionate Burden of Cancer & Infectious Diseases on People of Color - Social Determinants of Health, Including Languages Spoken, Health Literacy, Culture, Race, Gender Orientation, LGBTQI+, Religion, Access to Medical Care - Influence of the Local & Regional Environment in Which You Live - How Race May Impact Your Access to Oncology Care, Treatment, Management of Treatment Side Effects &...

- The Meaning of Work - Talking with Your Health Care Team About Work - Managing Your Cancer Treatments While Working - Understanding Your Legal Protections in the Workplace, Including Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) - Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) & Intermittent FMLA - Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) State & Local Laws - Disclosure & Communication with Human Resources, Supe...

- Overview of the Medical & Indirect Costs of Treatment - What to Do When Cancer Treatment Seems Unaffordable – Self Advocacy - Talking with Your Health Care Team about Your Financial Concerns - The Benefits & Limitations of Your Health Plans, Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid Coverage - Tips on Appealing Your Insurance & Medicare Claims & Provider Denials - Living Wills, Health Care Proxies & Advanc...

- Overview of Common Eye & Vision Changes Related to Cancer Treatments - Discussion of Common Eye & Vision Changes, Including Causes & Risk Factors - Tips to Manage Dry Eyes, Watery Eyes, Itching Eyes, Blepharitis, Loss of Eyelashes, Changes in Vision, Cataracts, Floaters & Flashing Lights - The Role of the Multidisciplinary Team - Tips to Manage Low Vision & How Eye Products Can Help You Manage E...

- Understanding Your Cancer Diagnosis & Treatment Options - Clinical Trial Opportunities: How Research Increases Treatment Options - Factors That May Affect Treatment Planning - How Your Health Care Team May Help You Address Your Care - Participating in Decisions about Your Treatment Plans, Side Effect Prevention & Management - Understanding the Role of Supportive Care - The Role of Self Advocacy...

- Overview of the Different Names for Biomarker Testing & Why They Can Be Helpful for Treatment - Tumor Marker Testing, Genomic Profiling, Genomic Sequencing, Molecular Profiling, Next Generation Sequencing - The Relationship Between Biomarker Testing & Precision Medicine - Types of Biomarker Tests for Cancer Treatment - Do I Need Biomarker Testing for My Cancer? - How is Biomarker Testing Done? U...