Hope With Answers: Living With Lung Cancer

How These Patient Advocates Show the Importance of Lung Cancer Research

What gets you out of bed in the morning? For people living with lung cancer, it's family, friends, work, community involvement, favorite activities and so much more. We'll find out what living with lung cancer looks like from patient advocates who are living longer, healthier lives thanks to advances in lung cancer research.
Guests
LCFA Speakers Bureau Members:
- Frank McKenna, Terri Conneran, Jill Feldman, Gina Hollenbeck, Lysa Buonanno, April Rempfer, Lisa Goldman
David Sturges, LCFA Founder and Treasurer
Kim Norris, LCFA Co-founder and President
 
Show Notes for this episode
 
LCFA is a nonprofit dedicated to improving the survivorship of lung cancer patients by funding lung cancer research. Visit lcfamerica.org.

11 - Top Tips for Battling COVID Fatigue This Holiday Season

How do you spend time with family during the holidays while staying safe from Covid-19? Signs of Covid fatigue (like not wearing masks and gathering in larger groups) are leading to another spike in positivity rates just as flu season ramps up. We'll talk to a psychologist at the University of Colorado Medical Center about how to maintain the resolve to stay safe and healthy, and hear from a University of Minnesota Medical School pulmonologist about the latest research and advice on avoiding Covid-19.
Guests
Dr. Laura Melton, Clinical Health Psychologist at UC Health
Dr. David Ingbar, Pulmonologist at University of Minnesota Medical School
Episode 11 Show Notes
LCFA is a nonprofit dedicated to improving the survivorship of lung cancer patients by funding lung cancer research. Visit lcfamerica.org.

10 - Women in Science: The Young Investigators on the Front Lines in the Fight Against Lung Cancer

Women in science face many challenges. Hollywood producer Marta Kauffman – the co-creator behind hit shows Friends and Grace and Frankie, and an LCFA board member – hosts an intimate conversation with the driving forces behind LCFA's mission: a group of young women scientists on the front lines of the fight against lung cancer. Learn more about their studies and how they can push lung cancer research forward.
Guests
Marta Kauffman, LCFA Board Member
Dr. Triparna Sen, LCFA Young Investigator
Dr. Jarushka Naidoo, LCFA Young Investigator
Dr. Alice Berger, LCFA Young Investigator
Dr. Christine Lovly, LCFA Young Investigator
Episode 10 Show Notes
Resources:
LCFA Grant Recipients
LCFA Grant Opportunities
Meet the LCFA Young Investigators
Donate to help fund LCFA’s mission of funding cutting-edge lung cancer research
LCFA is a nonprofit dedicated to improving the survivorship of lung cancer patients by funding lung cancer research. Visit lcfamerica.org.

09.3 - What is the impact of Covid on clinical trials and lung cancer research?

Johns Hopkins lung cancer researcher Dr. Kellie Smith was in the middle of a clinical trial interview when COVID-19 interrupted everything. Find out how COVID-19 has impacted clinical trials and why she's hopeful that coronavirus research will end up helping the fight against lung cancer. At Philadelphia's Fox Chase Cancer Center, Dr. Martin Edelman explains why anyone needing health care should feel confident in going to the doctor for lung cancer care, clinical trials, and more.
Guests
Dr. Martin Edelman, Fox Chase Cancer Center
Dr. Kellie Smith, Johns Hopkins
Episode 9.3 Show Notes
 
LCFA is a nonprofit dedicated to improving the survivorship of lung cancer patients by funding lung cancer research. Visit lcfamerica.org.

09.2 - Why are clinical trials important even during COVID-19?

Why are clinical trials so important? Lung cancer patients are living longer and healthier lives thanks to treatments made possible by research. We talk to KRAS lung cancer patient Rebecca and her husband Wayne about what research means to them and how they evaluate enrollment in potential clinical trials. We also talk to thoracic oncologist Dr. David Carbone of the Ohio State University about the concern that people aren't getting the care they need during the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to poorer outcomes for people with lung cancer. Dr. Carbone shares how important it is for people to get diagnosed as early as possible and shares how you can go safely to see your oncologist and participate in a clinical trial.
Guests
Wayne & Rebecca Weyung
Dr. David Carbone, The Ohio State University
Episode 9.2 Show Notes
LCFA is a nonprofit dedicated to improving the survivorship of lung cancer patients by funding lung cancer research. Visit lcfamerica.org.

09.1 - Is it safe to participate in clinical trials during COVID-19?

Are clinical trials safe to participate in during COVID-19? Clinical trial enrollment across the board is down and much of the issue is the fear patients have about going to a hospital, especially as lung cancer patients in an immunocompromised state. Today we talk to KRAS patient and founder of the KRAS Kickers biomarker group Terri Conneran and a KRAS researcher who is currently enrolling patients in a new KRAS clinical trial. We will give you tips on how you can keep yourself as safe as possible and still get the treatment you need.
Guests
Terri Conneran, Founder of KRAS Kickers
Dr. Hossein Borghaei, Chief in the Division of Thoracic Medical Oncology at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia, PA
LCFA is a nonprofit dedicated to improving the survivorship of lung cancer patients by funding lung cancer research. Visit lcfamerica.org.
Episode 09.1 Show Notes

08.3 - How did lung cancer groups rally to inform patients during COVID-19

Living with lung cancer comes with many challenges, especially during the COVID-19 era. Unfortunately, information about how COVID-19 affects lung cancer patients is hard to come by. Stepping into this void, lung cancer advocacy groups have worked together to produce consistent resources with the latest learnings, updates, and information to help those living with lung cancer during COVID-19.
Guests
Janet Freeman-Daily is a lung cancer patient and activist who brings her engineering background to research advocacy.
Upal Basu Roy, PhD, MPH, LUNGevity Vice President of Research. Dr. Roy is responsible for setting strategy and overseeing LUNGevity’s scientific research awards programs and has a background in public health.
Amy Moore, PhD, Go2 Foundation for Lung Cancer. Dr. Moore, virologist and cancer researcher, is a highly sought-after expert regarding the intersection of lung cancer and COVID-19.
Resource: Coronavirus and Lung Cancer: Joint Statement From Lung Cancer Advocacy Groups
Episode 8.3 Show Notes
LCFA is a nonprofit dedicated to improving the survivorship of lung cancer patients by funding lung cancer research. Visit lcfamerica.org.

08.2 - Getting A Second Opinion: How COVID-19 may be changing lung cancer treatment for the better

A doctor’s visit by computer? A second opinion from thousands of miles away? COVID-19 is changing how health care is delivered for people across the country, but lung cancer patients have been at the forefront of using this technology (telemedicine) to manage their diagnosis for years. Listen in as lung cancer patient and advocate Gina Hollenbeck talks to her incredible health care team of Dr. Raymond Osarogiagbon of Baptist Cancer Center in Memphis, Tennessee and Dr. Ross Camidge of UCHealth in Denver, Colorado about how they consult with each other to provide the best care in a model that may become the new standard in a post-COVID world.
Guests
 
Gina Hollenbeck, Lung cancer patient and advocate
Dr. Raymond Osarogiagbon, Oncologist at Baptist Cancer Center
Dr. Ross Camidge, Thoracic Oncologist at UCHealth
 
Episode 8.2 Show Notes
 
Resources
 
Episode 07.1 – How to get the right diagnosis, the right treatment plan, and the right teamEpisode 07.2 – Do you speak cancer? Learning a new lung cancer vocabularyEpisode 07.3 – Finding a new normal: How to talk to your family about your lung cancer diagnosis & using the Internet wisely
 
LCFA is a nonprofit dedicated to improving the survivorship of lung cancer patients by funding lung cancer research. Visit lcfamerica.org.

08.1 - Living with lung cancer during COVID-19: Managing lung cancer, stress, and anxiety through reopenings

Living with lung cancer is complicated on a regular day, but the global COVID-19 pandemic is creating an entirely new set of complications: shopping, accessing medical care, and getting some fresh air and exercise take on new complexity. As quarantine fatigue increased, so too has the stress and anxiety about the reopening of workplaces and restaurants. In this episode of the Hope With Answers: Living With Lung Cancer podcast special COVID-19 series, we’ll talk to Speakers Bureau member Frank McKenna about how he uses exercise to manage his physical and mental health during coronavirus. We’ll also talk to Board Certified Clinical Health Psychologist Dr. Laura Melton of UCHealth in Denver, Colorado to get her best advice on how to navigate the complicated issues surrounding living with lung cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Guests
Dr. Laura Melton, Clinical Health Psychologist at UCHealth
Frank McKenna, Personal Trainer and LCFA Speakers Bureau
Resources
Episode 8.1 Show Notes
Hope With Answers video series
Coronavirus and Lung Cancer: Joint Statement From Lung Cancer Advocacy Groups
 
LCFA is a nonprofit dedicated to improving the survivorship of lung cancer patients by funding lung cancer research. Visit lcfamerica.org.

07.3 - The First 7 Days: Finding a new normal - talking to your family about lung cancer and using the internet wisely

More so than ever, today it is possible to live a long and productive life with lung cancer. Finding a new normal involves finding support from and for your family, and learning as much as you can about your diagnosis and treatment options. In this final episode of a 3-part series of the Hope With Answers: Living With Lung Cancer podcast called The 1st Seven Days, you'll get advice from lung cancer expert Dr. David Carbone of The Ohio State University on where to find the best information about lung cancer online and hear a group of people living with lung cancer about what helped their own families come to terms with their lung cancer diagnosis.
More so than ever before, it is possible to live a long and productive life with lung cancer. Finding a new normal involves finding support from and for your family, and learning as much as you can about your lung cancer diagnosis and treatment options. In this final episode of a 3-part series of the Hope With Answers: Living With Lung Cancer podcast called The 1st Seven Days, you’ll get advice from lung cancer expert Dr. David Carbone of The Ohio State University on where to find the best information about lung cancer online. Plus, hear about how people told their families about their lung cancer diagnoses, and how they helped their families process their situations.
Guests
Dr. David Carbone, Oncologist at The Ohio State University
Episode 7.3 Show Notes
LCFA is a nonprofit dedicated to improving the survivorship of lung cancer patients by funding lung cancer research. Visit lcfamerica.org.