Lung Cancer Patient Education

A Breath of Hope hosts the Animated Patient’s Guide to Lung Cancer to educate all lung cancer patients, regardless of their level of education or learning style, toward our shared goal of improved health outcomes. With this knowledge, patients can better participate in decisions about their care (shared decision-making) which has been shown to improve outcomes.

Thanks to our Pharma funding partners and our patient literacy expert partner, Mechanisms in Medicine (MIM), we were able to develop and implement this interactive, highly visual, evidence-based e-learning web resource for lung cancer patients and their families in 2017 and we continue to build on its success. As of end of 2024, the program had already drawn 2,000,000 visits from 130 countries.

The Animated Patient’s Guide to Lung Cancer is unique because it delivers information in easy-to-digest segments for different learning styles. For some, auditory input is most valuable; others rely upon a visual style.  Whether the user of this product is a college graduate or a ninth-grade student, this learning resource will lead to a better understanding of lung cancer.

Patients with lung cancer have innumerable unmet needs and care gaps. A Breath of Hope’s goal is to educate, inform, ease the burden of disease, provide practical decision tools, and support patients and their caregivers during the journey.

LEARN MORE ABOUT YOUR LUNG CANCER DIAGNOSIS:

We are also pleased to offer you an Animated Patient’s Guide to Lung Cancer in Español

EXPERT VIDEOS

Understanding Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer; Presented by Pasi Janne, MD, PhD, Scientific Professor, Farber Cancer Institute:

Understanding Small Cell Lung Cancer; Presented by Pasi Janne, MD, PhD, Scientific Professor, Farber Cancer Institute:

Diagnosis and Staging of Lung Cancer; Presented by Pasi Janne, MD, PhD, Scientific Professor, Farber Cancer Institute and Shandra Blackmon, MD, MPH, Associate Professor, Mayo Clinic:

Treatment and Management of Lung Cancer; Presented by Pasi Janne, MD, PhD, Scientific Professor, Farber Cancer Institute and Shandra Blackmon, MD, MPH, Associate Professor, Mayo Clinic:

Biomarker Testing and Targeted Therapy in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer; Presented by Robert Winn, MD, Director, VCW Massey Cancer Center:

Here is an excerpt of one of the videos you can find in the animated program: