Promote Initiatives to Eliminate Lung Cancer-Related Stigma and Nihilism

Stigma And Nihilism Research Articles

The ACS NLCRT will reduce the harmful health and quality-of-life outcomes of lung cancer-related sigma and nihilism through public and professional education.

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Carter-Bawa L, Ostroff JS, Hoover K, Studts JL. (2023) Towards achieving effective communication about lung cancer screening without iatrogenic stigma: A brief report case study using the Lung Cancer Stigma Communications Assessment Tool (LCS-CAT) of LungTalk. JTO Clinical & Research Reports (accepted, in press).

Getting ready for prime time: Recommended adaptations of an Empathic Communication Skills training intervention to reduce lung cancer stigma for a national multi-center trial

Banerjee, S. C., Malling, C., Shen, M. J., Williamson, T. J., Bylund, C. L., Studts, J. L., Mullett, T. W., Carter‐Harris, L., Hamann, H., Parker, P. A., Steliga, M. A., Feldman, J., Pantelas, J., Kitts, A. B., Rigney, M., King, J. C., Fathi, J. T., Rosenthal, L., Smith, R. A., & Ostroff, J. S. (2023). Getting ready for prime time: Recommended adaptations of an Empathic Communication Skills training intervention to reduce lung cancer stigma for a national multi-center trial. Translational Behavioral Medicine, 13(10), 804–808. https://doi.org/10.1093/tbm/ibad048