Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer For Caregivers - Practical Tips for Coping
Event Date
Tuesday, December 16, 2025
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM ET
Presented in Collaboration with:
- LUNGevity Foundation
- Lung Cancer Research Foundation
- Advanced Practitioner Society for Hematology and Oncology (APSHO)
- American Cancer Society
- American Psychosocial Oncology Society
- American Society of Clinical Oncology
- Association for Molecular Pathology
- Black Womens Health Imperative
- Cancer Justice
- Cancer Nation
- Free ME from Lung Cancer
- GO2 for Lung Cancer
- Intercultural Cancer Council
- Joe's House
- The LGBT Cancer Project
- National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) NCCN Guidelines for Patients
- NeedyMeds
- Prevent Cancer Foundation
- Redes en Acción The National Latino Cancer Research Network
- Research Advocacy Network
- Scott Hamilton CARES Foundation
- Triage Cancer
- Young Survival Coalition
This activity is supported by Regeneron, Bristol Myers Squibb and supported by a grant from Genentech. CancerCare’s application for continuing education credits for this program is supported by the Diana Napoli Fund.
Topics Covered
- Overview of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
- The Important Role of the Caregiver in Communicating with the Health Care Team
- Taking on the Role of the Caregiver
- What Research Tells Us about Caregivers
- The Caregiver’s Role in Decision Making for a Loved One with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
- Challenges in Communicating with the Health Care Team
- Challenges & Rewards of Caregiving
- The Increasing Role of Telehealth/Telemedicine Appointments
- Coping with Each Day, on Special Occasions & Birthdays
- Managing Family & Friends
- Long-Distance Caregiving
- Self-Care Tips for Managing the Stress of Caregiving
- Questions for Our Panel of Experts
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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 (CHES®): 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. 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.
To request continuing education paperwork, please email your name, profession, and address to [email protected] after the program. All paperwork for continuing education credit must be requested, completed, and submitted within two weeks of the live program.