Purpose/Objectives: To describe burden, skills preparedness, and quality of life (QOL) for caregivers of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), and describe how the findings informed the development of a caregiver palliative care intervention that aims to reduce caregiver burden, improve...

Purpose/Objectives: To examine perceived cognitive effectiveness and worry in individuals with suspected lung cancer before and after surgical resection and to determine any differences between individuals with and without a postoperative diagnosis of lung cancer. Design: A repeated measures...

Nine months prior, S.P., a 64-year-old woman, was diagnosed with stage IV non-small cell lung cancer with distant metastases to the bone. Her large tumor burden had compressed both her trachea and esophagus several months earlier, leading to gastrostomy-tube placement for nutrition and tracheostomy...

Although the third leading cancer in incidence following breast and prostate, lung cancer is the principal cause of cancer death in the United States. The majority of lung cancer cases are detected at an advanced stage when surgical resection is no longer an option. Recent research has concluded...