Opinion: Why cancer advocates like me are leaving X

A version of this essay first appeared on Janet Freeman-Daily’s blog, Gray Connections.

I’ve been living with and communicating about lung cancer for over 13 years. Since 2011, the year I was diagnosed, I’ve been active in one or more online lung cancer patient groups. Since 2012, I’ve been blogging and on social media, connecting with the lung cancer community and learning/sharing developments in cancer research. In 2013, I cofounded #LCSM (lung cancer social media) Chat on Twitter and became a co-moderator of its weekly chats. As an active lung cancer patient research advocate, I’ve presented at national and international oncology conferences about using social media in the lung cancer community to improve education, clinical trials., and patient care.

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