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Do you have questions about how a cancer diagnosis might affect you or someone you care about? Join the Cancer Legal Resource Center for a Summer 2016 Webinar Series to learn about important legal issues that stem from a cancer diagnosis in four different webinars. July 13, 2016: 5 Legal Tips for Recently Diagnosed Cancer Patients Join us for a webinar on Jul 13, 2016 at 12:00 PM PDT. Register now! Find out about the various legal issues that can stem from a cancer diagnosis, including employment law, insurance options, and disability insurance, and the laws that protect cancer patients. July 27, 2016: 5 Legal Tips for Young adult Cancer Patients Join us for a webinar on Jul 27, 2016 at 12:00 PM PDT. Register now! Learn about what types of protections are available to higher education students with cancer or students who are cancer survivors both during the application process and once the students have started college, graduate school, and beyond. Additionally, learn about ways for students or alumni with disabilities to manage or possibly discharge their student loans and applying for jobs with cancer history, etc. August 10, 2016: 5 Legal Tips for Advanced Stage Cancer Patients Join us for a webinar on Aug 10, 2016 at 12:00 PM PDT. Register now! Join us and learn about advance planning, SSI/SSDI/compassionate allowances, etc, in addition to estate planning topics such as wills and trusts. We will talk about advance healthcare directives and tools you can use to make sure that your wishes regarding medical treatment are upheld, even when you are no longer able to make decisions for yourself. August 24, 2016: 5 Tips for Caregivers of Cancer Patients Join us for a webinar on Aug 24, 2016 at 12:00 PM PDT. Register now! Find out what your rights are under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), the federal law that provides caregivers with options for taking time off work, and learn about additional protections available under state law, and about other issues involving caregivers, such as SS survivor benefits, probate, advanced healthcare directives, etc. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. For questions about these webinars, please contact the CLRC at [email protected]<script data-cfhash='f9e31' type="text/javascript">/* */</script> or call (213) 736-1100. To Ensure this email does not end up in your junk mail, please add [email protected] to your address book or safe list.

Hi Cheryncp123! Thank you for being such an incredible advocate. We can send LUNGevity materials via this website https://www.lungevity.org/about-us/request-materials. I've worked several of these types of events as LUNGevity's Marketing Manager and the co-coordinator of Breathe Deep Baltimore. We always try to come up with an activity to encourage people to come to the table, whether it's a trivia game, a prize wheel, a raffle, or a photo booth. We've used lung cancer facts from LUNGevity's website https://www.lungevity.org/about-lung-cancer/lung-cancer-statistics to come up with trivia questions. And we always have a sign up sheet if people want to volunteer for a local Breathe Deep event or if they want to be added to LUNGevity's email list to get Foundation updates and newsletters. Please feel free to contact me directly if you want to brainstorm or if you have any questions! My email is lhumphries@lungevity.org Regards, Lauren

Sometimes, people don't realize how much their words can hurt. It's important for us to educate and raise awareness among family, friends, and social networks. This is an enlightening piece about what NOT to say to someone who has been diagnosed with cancer. If you'd like to add anything, please comment below! http://holisticlifetransitionsinstitute.com/what-not-to-say-to-a-cancer-patient/

Heyygirl, Here is a link to the LUNGevity Clinical Trial Finder that Danielle referenced above https://www.lungevity.org/about-lung-cancer/lung-cancer-101/clinical-trial-finder Keep us posted!

Hi there. I am sorry to hear that you and your fiance are going through a difficult time with his treatment. While I cannot speak in medical terms, as KatieB says in her post, your fiance's medical team should be able to help with some of the pain and discomfort. It sounds like your fiance is very lucky to have you as his partner and caregiver. This community is full of incredibly strong caregivers who have been on a similar path. I hope that you're able to make some very positive connections through these message boards. Please keep us posted! LUNGevity also has a discussion board and a Facebook group for Immunotherapy. Here are the links: http://forums.lungevity.org/index.php/forum/47-immunotherapy/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/493286720830007/ It may be easier to connect directly with others who are taking Opdivo on those pages. We are here for you!

Let's talk about Long Distance Caregiving! Topic: Long Distance Lung Cancer Caregiving/Sharing Responsibilities More information: What is Long Distance Caregiving? Can you participate in your loved ones care when you don't live with them? We will discuss ways that families and friends can help from a distance and hear from others who have experience being long-distance caregivers. Date: Wednesday June 1, 2016 Time: 5pm Pacific/7pm Central/8pm Eastern This chat is open to ALL lung cancer caregivers, patients, survivors, and professionals. Are you a patient seeking help for your caregiver? This chat is for you too. Twitter Chat tips: A great online tool for Twitter chat participation is http://www.tchat.io/ Just log into your Twitter account from this site and then enter our chat hashtag #LCCaregiver. You'll be able to follow right along and read everyone's tweets, retweets, likes, and replies!

Hi D, Welcome to the LCSC message boards. We hope that you will make many meaningful connections with others affected by lung cancer in this community. Here is a link to the LUNGevity Survivor Resource Center https://www.lungevity.org/support-survivorship/survivor-resource-center. The Survivor Resource Center offers information about the disease, treatment options and other resources that can help make coping and living with lung cancer easier. Please let me know if you would like more information on any of LUNGevity's support services. We are here for you! Lauren -- LUNGevity Foundation

June 7th is Cancer Survivor Beauty and Support Day™ (CSBSD™) a nationwide event that takes place every year on the first Tuesday in June. It is a day of volunteering when those in the beauty and related industries in all fifty states offer complimentary services to all men, women and children cancer survivors, regardless of their type of cancer or when they were diagnosed. All cancer survivors are invited to participate and, for many CSBSD™ is the only time during the year that they receive a little personal kindness, warm support and tender pampering. Visit the website and click on the link of participating sites listed by state. http://www.cancersurvivorbeautyandsupportday.org/ If you don't see a location near you contact Barbara Pageat at [email protected]<script data-cfhash='f9e31' type="text/javascript">/* */</script>

Hello everyone! The Pan Foundation is accepting applications for a Patient Assistance Program for people who are experiencing chemotherapy-induced side effects. For more information, or to apply, click this link http://www.panfoundation.org/index.php/en/patients/assistance-programs/chemotherapy-induced-nausea-and-vomiting Lauren H. LUNGevity Foundation https://www.lungevity.org/support-survivorship