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Andrea Borondy Kitts

@findlungcancer.bsky.social
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Lung Cancer and Patient Advocate, Researcher, MPH, Associate Editor JACR, Retired Aerospace Engineer, lost my husband to lung cancer April 12, 2013 (she/her)

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Andrea Borondy Kitts @findlungcancer.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Baseline Fatigue and Severe Toxic Effects in Patients With Cancer Receiving Systemic Therapy url: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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Baseline Fatigue and Severe Toxic Effects in Patients With Cancer Receiving Systemic Therapy
This cohort study using data from randomized clinical trials evaluates the association of baseline patient-reported fatigue and the risk of toxic effects during subsequent cancer treatment.
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ALK Positive Lung Cancer UK @alkpositiveuk.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
We’ve known for a while that some ALK- & EGFR-positive #LungCancer can change type over time, often to small cell. This study adds real-world data on how often it happens, when, & what treatment may work next - reinforcing why re-biopsy matters. #SCLC #LCSM 🔗 www.researchgate.net/publication/...
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Lung Cancer Europe @lungcancereurope.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
🌱 Our 1st newsletter of ‘26 is out now. It sets our priorities for the year & includes details about our 1st Annual Conference in Vienna (Apr 26). Designed for our members, this event will focus on practical exchange, collab, & strengthening #LungCancer advocacy in Europe. eepurl.com/jvFAzQ #LCSM
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Andrea Borondy Kitts @findlungcancer.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
Join us in Boston or virtually Oct 24&25 for the Rescue Lung Society conference on #lungcancer early detection. Check out the stellar speaker & topics & register today rescuelung.org/2025-confere... #lcsm #ldct #pfcc
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2025 Conference - RLS 2025 - RLS Conference - RLS Boston - RESCUE LUNG SOCIETY
Rescue Lung Society 2025 Conference, RLS 2025, RLS Conference, RLS Boston, RLRL Conference
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Andrea Borondy Kitts @findlungcancer.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
It's World Lung Cancer Day. CT Lung Screening Finds Lung Cancer at an early stage when there is a good chance for a cure. If you or someone you know smokes or has smoked, please talk to your doctor about #lungcancer screening. #lcsm #worldlungcancerday #pfcc
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Neiman HPI @neimanhpi.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
📢 New #NeimanHPI study in journal CHEST finds shared decision-making visits are linked to up to 32.5% higher adherence to annual lung cancer screening. @findlungcancer.bsky.social #lungcancer #lungcancerscreening bit.ly/SDM_LCS
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Doctor-led Shared Decision-Making Significantly Boosts Lung Cancer Screening Adherence Over Time
A new study published in CHEST finds that Medicare beneficiaries who participated in a shared decision-making visit with their healthcare provider prior to their initial lung cancer screening were …
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Andrea Borondy Kitts @findlungcancer.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/w... #lcsm
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Many Lung Cancers Are Now in Nonsmokers. Scientists Want to Know Why.
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 08/07/2025
BREAKING: Scientists are staging a “science fair” in the lobby of a Congressional building to tell elected officials about the critical knowledge the US will lose because their research grants have been canceled.
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Andrea Borondy Kitts @findlungcancer.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Lung cancer screening on wheels improving access to rural communities www.nytimes.com/2025/07/08/h... #lcsm #lungcancer
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Lung Cancer Screening on Wheels
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Dr Elisa Perego @elisaperego78.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Measles cases surge to record high, for a disease once declared eliminated in the US edition.cnn.com/2025/07/05/h...
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Measles cases surge to record high since disease was declared eliminated in the US | CNN
There have been more measles cases in the US this year than any other since the disease was declared eliminated a quarter-century ago.
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@doublewhammied @doublewhammied.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
"As the NIH begins to reinstate grants, it's creating a surprising map of winners & losers at odds w/the 🍊admin’s politics. Some institutions, mostly in blue states, are back 2 a semblance of normalcy, others, mostly in red states, are left 2 pick up the pieces of ..." 1/2 #CanSky #IDSky #OncoSky
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Terminated NIH grants are being reinstated almost entirely in blue states
Researchers in Democratic congressional districts stand to have $2.1 billion in NIH grants reinstated, compared to $62 million in Republican districts.
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Andrea Borondy Kitts @findlungcancer.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Nav Bronc was noninferior to CT guided transthoracic biopsy with much fewer pneumothoraxes Navigational Bronchoscopy or Transthoracic Needle Biopsy for Lung Nodules | New England Journal of Medicine www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.... #lcsm
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Navigational Bronchoscopy or Transthoracic Needle Biopsy for Lung Nodules | NEJM
Each year, millions of pulmonary nodules are identified incidentally or through lung cancer screening, and many involve biopsy to distinguish cancer from benign processes. Both navigational broncho...
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Andrea Borondy Kitts @findlungcancer.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
#lcsm #lungcancer #Boston
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Andrea Borondy Kitts @findlungcancer.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
Join us in Boston for the Rescue Lung Society Conference dedicated to #lungcancer screening -- Oct 24, 25 in Boston and virtual rescuelung.org/2025-confere... #lcsm Global challenges in CT lung screening Research, clinical trials, and study updates Expanding eligibility criteria AI, ML& MCED
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2025 Conference – RESCUE LUNG SOCIETY
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Radiology: Artificial Intelligence @radiology-ai.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
Open-source #AI language models achieved 90%+ accuracy in extracting structured clinical data from #radiology and #pathology reports doi.org/10.1148/ryai.240551 #DeepLearning #LLM #LLMs
Image from article in Radiology: Artificial Intelligence
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JACR @jacrjournal.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
May's issue of the #JACR covers a broad range of topics; read it using the link below ⬇️ and please share! www.jacr.org/issue/S1546-... @amykpatel.bsky.social @maddiwulfeckmd.bsky.social @findlungcancer.bsky.social @vilavaite.bsky.social @vivekkaliamd.bsky.social @emilleemd.bsky.social
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OncLive @onclive.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Updated ASCO Living Guidelines Highlight Need for Timely, Patient-Friendly Communication in Stage IV NSCLC @henryfordhealth.bsky.social #lcsm #oncology www.onclive.com/view/updated...
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Updated ASCO Living Guidelines Highlight Need for Timely, Patient-Friendly Communication in Stage IV NSCLC
Fawzi F Abu Rous, MD, discusses updates to the ASCO Living Guidelines for the management of stage IV non–small cell lung cancer with driver alterations.
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Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD FASCO @fumikochino.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
✅ Vote FLOREZ! Dr @narjustflorezmd.bsky.social Is running for the @iaslc.bsky.social Board of Directors. Her entire career has been dedicated to: 👉 Improving outcomes for people with #lungCancer 👉 Innovative research & ideas 👉 Strong mentorship to the next gen in #lcsm 🗳️ Undesignated Group # 4
ELECTION
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DR. NARJUST FLOREZ
For The 2025 IASLC Undesignated
Board Seat #4
"Together we can make a difference!"
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Ian Weissman, DO @drianweissman.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Trade war with China to affect U.S. healthcare. Without a carve-out for tariff exceptions for pharmaceuticals, prices will skyrocket for U.S. patients. www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/4/...
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Trade war with China to hit US healthcare
Without a carve-out for tariff exceptions for pharmaceuticals, prices will skyrocket for US patients, experts warn.
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
If the U.S. government is going to take the position that, once removed from the United States, folks can’t be brought back, then it sure seems to me that federal courts should be reflexively and categorically barring *all* removals until they’re 100 percent certain that the removals are lawful.
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Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
I was (barely) able to pull the video off. Here is just that 30 seconds.
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Andrea Borondy Kitts @findlungcancer.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Go to about min 7 of the recording
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Texas measles outbreak up to 541, 36 new cases since Tuesday (cases reported are only a fraction of actual) www.dshs.texas.gov/news-alerts/... 56 have been hospitalized.
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Measles Outbreak – April 11, 2025 | Texas DSHS
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Andrea Borondy Kitts @findlungcancer.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Sniffing Out Lung Cancer: Breath Analyzer Moves Closer to Clinical Use www.medpagetoday.com/hematologyon... #lcsm
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Sniffing Out Lung Cancer: Breath Analyzer Moves Closer to Clinical Use
So-called eNose achieves 80-90% performance level for lung cancer detection
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Andrea Borondy Kitts @findlungcancer.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
I just subscribed to 5 Calls Newsletter! buttondown.com/5calls
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5 Calls Newsletter
The 5 Calls Newsletter breaks down what your representatives are voting on and what you can do to influence them. From your friends at 5 Calls
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Ian Weissman, DO @drianweissman.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
FDA's top vaccine scientist, Dr. Peter Marks, has just resigned. In his resignation letter, Marks wrote that health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wanted "subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies." www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
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FDA's top vaccine scientist, Dr. Peter Marks, is out
In his resignation letter, Marks wrote that health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wanted "subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies."
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MedPage Today @medpagetoday.com · 21/03/2025
In two recent Fox News interviews, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. minimized concerns about #H5N1 avian influenza in the U.S., sparking alarm among public health and infectious disease experts. www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...
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Here's What RFK Jr. Got Wrong About H5N1 Bird Flu
'This is Hollywood science, not real science,' one expert said
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Texas measles update today 309 cases; 40 have been hospitalized (<-which means there are far more than 300 cases diagnosed) www.dshs.texas.gov/news-alerts/...
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Measles Outbreak – March 21, 2025 | Texas DSHS
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Andrea Borondy Kitts @findlungcancer.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
#lcsm #bcsm #pfcc
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Andrea Borondy Kitts @findlungcancer.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
www.cancer.gov/news-events/... #lcsm
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Using Lung Cancer Screening to Help with Smoking Cessation
A program that combines intensive counseling and cessation drugs was very effective at helping smokers being screened for lung cancer quit, a clinical trial finds.
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Penn Center for Cancer Care Innovation @pc3innovation.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
New publication in @jama.com Network Open: Annual #lungcancer screening adherence associated with increased lung cancer detection rates, but decreases annually after baseline screening. Led by PC3I Faculty Roger Kim & Anil Vachani, w/ PC3I Director Kate Rendle. #lcsm #oncsky #medsky
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Adherence to Annual Lung Cancer Screening and Rates of Cancer Diagnosis
This cohort study examines adherence to annual lung cancer screening and whether adherence is associated with lung cancer diagnosis rates.
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ALK Positive Lung Cancer UK @alkpositiveuk.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Studying ALK+ #lungcancer? This could fund your next discovery. The AACR-ALK Positive Lung Cancer Research Fellowship offers $130K to support postdocs, clinical fellows & early-career researchers working on ALK+ lung cancer. 📅 By May 15, 2025 📍 Open worldwide 🔗 www.aacr.org/grants/aacr-... #LCSM
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Andrea Borondy Kitts @findlungcancer.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Encouraging to hear about progress on #lungcancer vaccines #lcsm
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Oncogene Cancer Research @oncogenecancer.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
At @cancergrace.bsky.social Patient Forum, Dr @lungoncdoc.bsky.social reveals that oncologists also get “scanxiety.” Will the latest scan mean their patient needs to move treatment. Touching to hear we share the same concerns 🩵 #lcsm #lungcancer
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Dr Joseph McCollom DO @realbowtiedoc.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Important #pallonc study recently published in @ascocancer.bsky.social Early #pallonc became #SoC after Temel 2010 study but billing #Medicare rose from 1.44% to 10.36% (2010-2019) Greater #supponc advocacy is needed! 🔗:https://ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/JCO-24-01935 @oncoalert.bsky.social
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NeoJNW @henlopen.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi... ...and Cod Liver Oil and Vitamin A are selling off the shelves in Texas! How's that for a message, folks! #medsky #pharmsky
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RFK Jr. Falsely Claims Measles Vax Causes Deaths 'Every Year'
Vaccine expert debunks recent statements from nation's top health official
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Andrea Borondy Kitts @findlungcancer.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
The universities are next open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
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The universities are next
Friends,
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JACR @jacrjournal.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
The February issue of the #JACR is here! 📝 This edition includes a collaboration between the Journal and @neimanhpi.bsky.social on projected US imaging utilization & radiologist supply over the next 30 years. Read these and the entire lineup here: jacr.org/current #MedSky #RadSky #Radiology
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Andrea Borondy Kitts @findlungcancer.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
www.cancer.gov/news-events/... #lcsm
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Helping Health Professionals Reduce Lung Cancer Stigma
Researchers have developed a training program to help health providers reduce lung cancer stigma and have launched a clinical trial to test the training.
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Azadeh Namakydoust, MD, MS, FACP @anthoraciconc.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
#LCSM please share with your network
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IASLC @iaslc.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Learn how the #HearHer campaign is addressing the rising incidence of lung cancer among women. Visit ILCN for more: bit.ly/4gM8vcq #LCSM
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Breaking the Silence: The #HearHer Campaign for Women with Lung Cancer - ILCN.org (ILCN/WCLC)
Narjust Florez, MD, and Angela Morabito, BS, launched the #HearHer campaign to raise awareness about the increasing incidence of lung cancer among women and the frequent delays in diagnosis.
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Andrea Borondy Kitts @findlungcancer.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
So excited for @iaslc #wclc2025 conference in Barcelona my home town #lcsm
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Jarushka Naidoo @drjnaidoo.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Long-Term Toxicity of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors @jama.com Here, our stellar fellow #ChrisCronin charts a roadmap of how to quantitate the nuanced toxicities of IO from irAEs to time toxicity towards IO survivorship #CancerCentreIre @oncoalert.bsky.social #LCSM jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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Long-Term Toxicity of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors
This Viewpoint discusses the need to quantify the long-term adverse effects of immune checkpoint inhibitors, particularly immune-related adverse effects, which are not universally dose dependent, limi...
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Brittany Harvey @brittanyeharvey.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Dr. Jyoti Patel from Northwestern University discusses the updates to the stage IV with driver alterations guideline, including the complex implementation of first- and second-line therapeutic recommendations and ongoing developments in the field #lungcancer #LCSM podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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Therapy for Stage IV NSCLC With Driver Alterations: ASCO Living Guideline Update 2024.3 Part 2
Podcast Episode · ASCO Guidelines · 02/27/2025 · 15m
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American Society of Clinical Oncology @ascocancer.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Just issued: new living guideline update on therapy for stage IV #NSCLC with driver alterations. Read more: brnw.ch/21wR0fn #LungCancer #LCSM
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Andrea Borondy Kitts @findlungcancer.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
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Christina Jewett @by-cjewett.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
NEW: N.I.H. medical research grants are ⚠️ $1 billion dollars ⚠️ behind this point hit last year -- and hundreds of millions behind prior years amid Trump administration chaos. w/ @teddyrosenbluth.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/h...
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NIH Research Grants Lag Behind Last Year by $1 Billion
After weeks of disruption to scientific federal grants, the National Institutes of Health has fallen behind in funding research into treatments for deadly diseases.
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