Passionately fighting for health equity. Lung cancer screening advocate and researcher
Joined July 2019
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“Okay this is surreal, this is the beginning of my journey” - lung cancer patient on hearing they had a suspicious nodule at the 8th annual Lung Cancer Symposium @TJUHospital #LCSM #GetScreened
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Dr. Rickie Brawer shares quotes from persons eligible for lung cancer screening regarding #stigma #LCSM @TJUHospital @JeffersonJCPH
“People will keep it a secret. So, you may not want to go and have any testing done because you don’t want people to know that you smoke. You’re not supposed to smoke and be a church member....” an African American key informant shared #LCSM
Dr. Julie Barta highlighting the importance of annual adherence to lung cancer screening #GetScreened #LungCancer #LCSM
Looking forward to the 8th annual Jefferson Health Lung Cancer Symposium today! @TJUHospital
@JenniferCKing reveals lung cancer patients feel they would receive more support from their family and friends if they had a different type of cancer according to a national survey #NLCRT2019 #EndTheStigma
Thank you @JimPantelas for highlighting that lung cancer is a problem for ALL people, not just for smokers #NLCRT2019
“If you have lungs, you can get lung cancer” - lung cancer survivor and patient advocate, James Pantelas #NLCRT2019 #EndTheStigma
Peter Mazzone from the @ClevelandClinic shares how to develop quality metrics in lung cancer screening #NLCRT2019
USPSTF guidelines are under selecting African American patients, thus increasing racial disparities #NLCRT2019
“Your zip code is a better predictor of health than your genetic code” #DisparitiesinLungCancer #NLCRT2019
Reasons for medical mistrust can vary based on location, age, gender, race, etc #NLCRT2019
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“Everyone with lung cancer deserves to live” - Paige Humble from Lung Cancer Initiative of North Carolina #NLCRT2019
Adherence is a challenge and a fundamental aspect of lung cancer screening ...... we need to demonstrate the value of lung cancer screening long-term by focusing on increasing adherence #NLCRT2019
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Individuals with 12 or less years of educational attainment make up 38% of the population, yet account for 66.9% of lung cancer deaths #healthequity #NLCRT2019
Wonderful discussion around telehealth and the use of artificial intelligence in lung cancer screening #NLCRT2019
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