Kimberly Rohan discusses the role of the oncology nurse in biomarker testing education for those patients newly diagnosed with lung cancer. Kimberly Rohan, MS, APN, AOCN is an Advanced Practice Nurse and an Oncology Clinical Nurse at the Edward Cancer Center in Naperville, Illinois.  She is a member of the Oncology Nursing Society, American Academy [...]

Regina Vidaver, PhD (Executive Director, National Lung Cancer Partnership) and Joan Schiller, MD, PhD (President, National Lung Cancer Partnership) talk about the mission of the organization and the role it is playing in educating patients about tissue collection and biomarker testing.  For more information visit:  National Lung Cancer Partnership Advocacy in Action at the 2012 [...]

Advocacy in Action sits down with several doctors and advocates to discuss the role the advocacy community can play in helping to educate patients about the importance of biomarker testing and tissue collection in the treatment of lung cancer. Featuring: Suresh Ramalingham, Ramesh Rengan, Joan Schiller, Lecia Sequist, Regina Vidaver and Scott Santarella Advocacy in [...]

Scott Santarella President and CEO of The Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation discusses the work of the foundation as well as their subsidiary organization, Jill’s Legacy. Advocacy in Action at the 2012 Multidisciplinary Symposium in Thoracic Oncology was made possible, in part, by: VIDEO TRANSCRIPT Selma Schimmel, Founder & CEO, Vital Options International This [...]

Two lung cancer advocates, Scott Santarella (President & CEO, Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation) and Regina Vidaver, PhD (National Lung Cancer Partnership) discuss personalized medicine, biomarker testing and what patients need to know about this process. Advocacy in Action at the 2012 Multidisciplinary Symposium in Thoracic Oncology was made possible, in part, by: VIDEO [...]

Patti Palmer discusses her work as an oncology nurse, spanning almost four decades. Patrica Palmer RN, MS, AOCNS is a clinical nurse specialist in oncology and stem cell transplantation, has won top honors from the California Association of Public Hospitals (CAPH) and the California Health Care Safety Net Institute for a quality improvement project she [...]

Advocacy in Action talks with several doctors and advocates at the 2012 Multidisciplinary Symposium in Thoracic Oncology to discuss the issue of tissue collection and sharing for molecular testing.  This topic has come to the forefront with all of the new advances in lung cancer. Featuring:  Fred Hisrsh, Suresh Ramalingham, Lecia Sequist, Joan Schiller, Silvia [...]

Dr. Christoph discusses his current research at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in Dr. Fred Hirsch’s laboratory.  He also gives his take on the differences in health care and research between the United States and Europe. Dr. Daniel Christoph received his medical degree from the Ruhr-University of Bochum, Germany, in 2006.  Currently he [...]

Dr. Ball discusses data highlights from the 2012 Multidisciplinary Symposium in Thoracic Oncology, including some promising data for small cell lung cancer patients. Professor David Ball MB BS, MD, FRANZCR: Associate Professor David Ball graduated in medicine from the University of Adelaide in 1971 and subsequently received the degree of Doctor of Medicine in 2001 [...]

Dr. Bunn discusses clinical updates in lung cancer from the 2012 Multidisciplinary Symposium in Thoracic Oncology as well as a preview of the 2013 World Conference on Lung Cancer (WCLC) being held in Sydney. Paul A. Bunn, Jr. MD is the Executive Director of IASLC and Professor of Medical Oncology at the University of Colorado, [...]