Living with Small Cell Lung Cancer

Tuesday, September 16, 2025, 1:30 – 2:30 pm, Eastern Time

Registrants can listen in live over the phone or online as a webcast.

Topics Covered

• 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 Health Care Team About Treatment Side Effects, Symptoms, Discomfort & Pain
• Nutrition & Hydration Concerns & Tips
• The Role of Activity & Movement
• Communicating with Your Health Care Team About Quality-of-Life Concerns
• Roadmap to Prepare for Telehealth/Telemedicine Appointments, Including Technology, Prepared List of Questions & Discussion of OpenNotes
• Key Questions to Ask Your Health Care Team About the Most Current Treatment Choices for Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC) & Quality-of-Life Issues
• Questions for Our Panel of Experts

Our Panel of Experts

Misty Dawn Shields, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Associate Member, Experimental and Developmental Therapeutics, Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center

Kenneth Rosenzweig, MD

Professor and Chair, Department of Radiation Oncology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, System Chair, Mount Sinai Health System

Diana L. Bearden, MS, RD, CSO, LD, CNSC

Oncology Dietitian, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center

Ann Fish-Steagall, RN, BSN

Senior Vice President, Patient Services and Health Care Delivery, LUNGevity Foundation®

Carolyn Messner, DSW, BCD, FAPOS, FAOSW

Senior Director of Education and Training, CancerCare

Continuing Education Credits

(Live Only)

Social Workers: This program has been submitted to the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, an approved provider through the Texas State Board of Social Work Examiners, provider #CS4607, for 1.0 Contact Hour.

Cancer Care, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0088. This workshop is approved for 1.0 Contact Hour.

Registered Dietitians: This program has been submitted to the Commission on Dietetic Registration for one Continuing Professional Education Unit (CPEU).

Certified Health Education Specialists: Cancer Care, Inc is a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES®) to receive up to 1 total Category I continuing education contact hour.

To request continuing education paperwork, please email your name, profession and address to connect@cancercare.org after the program. All paperwork for continuing education credit must be requested, completed and submitted within two weeks of the live program.

Brochure

You can download the brochure for this workshop