We Are Collecting Letters!

womenslungcancer — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:27:26 +0000

After a fruitful discussion at this month’s Forum, we are excited to announce a new project:

THE WOMEN’S LUNG CANCER FORUM IS COLLECTING LETTERS!

We would like to invite YOU (patients, caregivers, and family members) to contribute a letter to the Women’s Lung Cancer Forum story collection.

The letters can be in the form of advice to new patients, caregivers, family members, and friends. You can describe a funny story, how you found hope, ways to survive, etc. Share as much or as little as you would like about something that you learned from having gone through this process. No personal, identifiable information is necessary.

Remember, they don’t have to be perfect! We will gladly accept drafts at all stages (maximum length 1 page).

Our goal is to compile these letters into a bound book to be placed in our Thoracic Surgery Clinic and to include a mix of these letters with the pillows that will be handed out to new patients.

To submit your letter:

Email: wlcpforum@partners.org or wlcpforum@gmail.com

Address:

Women’s Lung Cancer Program

c/o Yolonda Colson

Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Division of Thoracic Surgery

75 Francis Street

Boston, MA 02215

Or drop it off in one of the designated boxes at the 15 Francis St. and 45 Francis St. Thoracic Surgery Clinics at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

Click here to view the Letter Collection Flyer

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womenslungcancer — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:31:46 +0000

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Fall 2011 Meeting Schedule

womenslungcancer — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 17:45:40 +0000

The Women’s Lung Cancer Forum meets on the second Wednesday of every month at 6:30 pm, on the 4th floor of the Gretchen S. and Edward A. Fish Center for Women’s Health located at 850 Boylston Street in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.

Our upcoming meetings are as follows:

12/14/11: Allison DiBiaso, LICSW – Thoracic Cancer Treatment Center, Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Topic: “The Waiting Game: Dealing/Coping with Anxiety Around Test Results”

1/11/12: Aileen Chen, MD, MPP – Radiation Oncology Division, Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Topic: “Radiation Therapy and Lung Cancer”

2/8/2012: Richard Boyajian, RN, MS, ANP – Adult Survivorship Program, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Topic: “Life Goes On, Even If You Are Not Always Ready For It To”

3/14/12: Paul Ricard, PT, DPT, CCS – Inpatient Physical Therapy, Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Topic: “Waiting to Inhale: Exercising to Decrease Shortness of Breath”

4/11/12: Pam Calarese, RN, MS, CS – Thoracic Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Topic: “Long Term Treatment Side Effects”

5/9/12: Stacy Gray, MD, AM – Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Topic: “Personalized Medicine and Lung Cancer – an Update”

6/13/12: David Jackman, MD – Thoracic Cancer Treatment Center, Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women’s Cancer Center

Topic: “Small Cell Lung Cancer”

7/11/12: Gerald Weinhouse, MD – Thoracic Cancer Treatment Center, Pulmonary, Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women’s Cancer Center

Topic: TBD

Welcome!

womenslungcancer — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 19:29:42 +0000

Welcome to the new website of the Women’s Lung Cancer Forum. We hope you find this site helpful and informational. Check out our meeting schedule and see if there’s a topic that interests you. We hope you will join us!

Warm regards,

The Women’s Lung Cancer Forum Team