Connect Education Workshop Details

• Overview of Lung Cancer
• Current Standard of Care
• New Research Findings Presented at ASCO
• How Clinical Trials Contribute to Treatment Options
• Symptom and Pain Management
• Communicating with Your Health Care Team
• Quality-of-Life Concerns
• Questions for Our Panel of Experts

Mark G. Kris, MD Chief, Thoracic Oncology Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Professor of Medicine, Cornell University Medical Center
Winfield A. Boerckel, MSW, MBA Winfield A. Boerckel, MSW, MBA, LIVESTRONG and National Relations Program Director, Lung Cancer Program Director, CancerCare

American Cancer Society, American Pain Foundation, American Society of Clinical Oncology, Association of Clinicians for the Underserved, Association of Oncology Social Work, Black Women's Health Imperative, Cancer Patient Education Network, Caring Ambassadors Lung Cancer Program , Education Network to Advance Cancer Clinical Trials, Gilda's Club Worldwide, Intercultural Cancer Council, Lung Cancer Alliance, LungCancer.org, Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, National Center for Frontier Communities, National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship, National Family Caregivers Association, National Lung Cancer Partnership, Research Advocacy Network, Uniting Against Lung Cancer, Vital Options International & The Group Room, The Wellness Community

This project is supported by an educational grant from Genentech BioOncology.

June 17, 2009