Lung Cancer Group Features Oncologist and Palliative Medicine Specialist for Palliative Care Discussion & Live Q&A
CHARLOTTE, NC- (June 26, 2024) The June meeting of the LiveLung Lung Cancer group, Charlotte Chapter, will feature Medical Oncologist & Palliative Medicine Specialist, Susan LeGrand, MD, FACP, who will discuss Palliative Care.
This free meeting is open to all lung cancer patients and survivors and their care partners. The meeting will be held at 11:30 am, Tuesday, July 9, 2024 at Covenant Presbyterian Church, 1000 E Morehead St, Fellowship Hall Room 205, Charlotte, NC. Lunch will be provided.
Dr. LeGrand is a medical oncologist and palliative medicine specialist in the Department of Supporting Oncology at Atrium Health. She had a practice of oncology in Gastonia for ten years prior to her recruitment to the Cleveland Clinic to work in their Palliative Medicine program.
“We are thrilled that Dr. LeGrand has agreed to join us for another important discussion about palliative care.” says LiveLung Programs Director, Lynn Abbott-McCloud. “There are so many misconceptions about palliative care and it can benefit so many people. It’s important that lung cancer patients are knowledgeable and educated on this topic.”
Lung cancer patients and their care partners are welcome to RSVP at https://livelung.link/clt/0724p. Please register 24 hours before the meeting.
About LiveLung
LiveLung is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization on a mission to improve health outcomes by advancing lung cancer education, early detection, and compassion for people impacted by lung cancer. We do this by hosting a network of monthly educational community lung cancer patient groups. We provide resource bags to dozens of cancer centers where nurse navigators give them to newly diagnosed lung cancer patients.