The ACCP is widely recognized for its groundbreaking work to prevent, diagnose, and treat lung cancer. Clinical resources and patient education materials are updated and produced regularly, giving practitioners across the world access to the most current science available. In addition, the Thoracic Oncology NetWork collaborates with the multidisciplinary membership of the ACCP and executes various projects to advance the care of patients and their families.
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Love Your Lungs Wristband
Help Us Shout the Message: Love Your Lungs.
These popular wristbands, with their powerful message, help support The CHEST Foundation's drive to prevent smoking. Wear one and give them to your staff, family, and patients. Hand them out at presentations in schools and your community. All proceeds will support the development of tobacco prevention programs and products. Available in adult and youth sizes.
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- Am I at risk for lung cancer?
- What are the causes of lung cancer?
- What treatments are available and what is the prognosis?
- Your patients will find answers to these frequently asked questions in the ACCP lung cancer patient education guides.
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Lung Cancer ... Am I At Risk?
This first entry in the Lung Cancer series is a must for every patient at risk for lung cancer. Give one to every tobacco user, and to any others who may be threatened by the disease. Covers the importance and functions of the lungs, major types of lung cancer, and risk factors, including present and past tobacco use. Discusses symptoms to watch for and the possibility of little or no early-stage symptoms. Provides a thorough explanation of possible testing procedures, including chest x-rays, spiral CT scans, and spirometry. We've also included a lung cancer risk calculator, tips on how to prevent the disease, and resources for information and support. 50 brochures per purchase.
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What If I Have a Spot on My Lung? Do I Have Cancer?
As a frequent first indication of possible lung cancer, the discovery of a nodule or lesion can create complex emotions for your patient and an instinctive need for more information. This new guide provides in-depth coverage of issues and procedures associated with early lung cancer detection. It discusses diagnostic procedures, including CT scans, PET scans, and needle, surgical and bronchoscopic biopsies. Also describes the roles of the various medical professionals who may be involved, possible outcomes from a biopsy, treatment options, and planning for the future. 50 brochures per purchase.
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Living With Lung Cancer
Patients diagnosed with lung cancer want all the relevant information they can find, starting with their doctors. This new patient brochure is a critical supplement to your own discussion and guidance. It explains the importance of a team approach to their care, diagnostic outcomes, and contains descriptions and implications of small cell and non-small cell lung cancer stages. A number of treatment options are described, including chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery. Also discusses participation in clinical studies and provides a number of additional support resources. 50 brochures per purchase.
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Advanced Lung Cancer: Issues to Consider
Perhaps the most difficult circumstances you ever encounter as a chest physician is communicating with a patient for whom a lung cancer cure is unlikely or not viable. This new patient resource can help you broach this difficult subject and ease their transition from a curative focus to extending and maintaining the best possible quality of life. Discusses the most relevant issues, like managing pain, managing dyspnea, hospice care, and legal preparations. 50 brochures per purchase.
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Smoking tobacco and exposure to secondhand smoke are the primary causes of lung cancer. Help your patients quit smoking with the ACCP tobacco cessation patient education guides and the Tobacco Cessation Tool Kit. |
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How to Quit Using Tobacco
'You can do it! Get started!' Once they decide to quit tobacco, this patient-friendly brochure will help them succeed. Includes 12 tips on taking 'A New Approach to Life,' 25 tips on coping with 8 withdrawal symptoms, and information on medications like the nicotine patch and bupropion. 25 brochures per purchase.
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Thinking About Quitting Tobacco?
'The time is now! You can do it!' That's the message your tobacco-using patients will get from this convincing brochure. The compelling facts and information to steer them in the right direction include a 12-question addiction assessment, facts on tobacco use, short- and long-term benefits of cessation, and cost factors. 25 brochures per purchase.
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Tobacco Cessation Tool Kit CD-ROM
As hard as it is, your patients really do want to quit tobacco. Now you can have a complete set of tools to help them kick the habit, all on one handy CD-ROM. This comprehensive tool kit contains everything you need, including pharmacotherapy, US Public Health Service Guidelines, chart stickers, consultation reports, the Fagerstrom Test of Nicotine Addiction, encounter checklists, patient information guides and quit contracts. This tool kit will help you to more consistently and effectively intervene with patients who smoke or chew, and the CD-ROM format lets you customize your treatment by printing out just the components your patients need, when they need them.
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Link to additional resources related to tobacco cessation.
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Other Resources |
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Diagnosis and Management of Lung Cancer: ACCP Evidence-Based Guidelines
Groundbreaking work from the ACCP presents the most clinically relevant guidelines available for lung cancer prevention. By far the leading cause of cancer deaths in the U.S., lung cancer kills about 1 million people worldwide every year. Our multidisciplinary panel of experts has reviewed, evaluated and synthesized the published literature to assist pulmonologists and primary care physicians in achieving the best outcomes for your patients. Guidelines address lung cancer prevention, screening, diagnostic evaluation, and treatment. 338 pages. CHEST 2003; 123 [suppl;January]:1S-338S.
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Diagnosis and Management of Lung Cancer: Clinician's Quick Reference Guide
This companion to the powerful evidence-based lung cancer guidelines provides a succinct reference to the complete document. Features a brief summary, recommendations and conclusions for each guideline topic.
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Presentation Resources |
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Diagnosis and Management of Lung Cancer Speakers Kit
Developed from the Diagnosis and Management of Lung Cancer: ACCP Evidence-Based Guideline, this slide kit facilitates presentations to tumor boards and other discussions on lung cancer.
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Materials for lung cancer and tobacco prevention presentations can be downloaded for free from The CHEST Foundation's Web site.
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Online Resources |
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Link to additional resources related to lung cancer.
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