Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Coping with Loss of Strength
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Topics Covered
- Overview of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
- Coping with Cancer-Related Weight Changes and Muscle Loss
- Enhancing Strength and Lean Body Mass
- The Important Role of Clinical Trials
- Eating Hints, Dietary Changes and Recommendations
- The Role of Exercise, Rehabilitative Medicine and Strength Exercises
- Communicating with Your Health Care Team
- Questions for Our Panel of Experts
Our Panel of Experts
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Thomas J. Lynch, Jr., MD
- Jonathan and Richard Sackler Professor of Medicine, Director, Yale Cancer Center, Physician-in-Chief, Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale-New Haven
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Richard J. Gralla, MD
- Medical Director, Quality of Life Research Associates
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Jimmie C. Holland, MD
- Wayne E. Chapman Chair in Psychiatric Oncology, Attending Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
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Donna Wilson, RN, MSN, RRT
- Pulmonary Clinical Nurse Specialist, Fitness Coordinator, Integrative Medicine Center, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
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Linda Pataki, MS, RD, LD, CNSC
- Supervisor, Clinical Nutrition, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
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Winfield Boerckel, MSW, MBA
- Director, Social Service-Long Island, Lung Cancer Program Coordinator, CancerCare
Workshop Date
This workshop was originally recorded on December 14, 2011.
