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Interview with the Innovators

Counseling Patients and Their Families on Treatment Options in NSCLC

Kammi Fox-Kay, MSN, RN, AOCNS, ONN-CG(T)
Thoracic Oncology Nurse Navigator
Community Healthcare System
Munster, Indiana
Cathy Simmons, RN, BSN, ONN-CG(T)
Thoracic Oncology Navigator
Sarah Cannon Cancer Institute
Plano, Texas
Lauren Welch, MSN, NP-C, AOCNP
Nurse Practitioner
Tennessee Oncology
Nashville, TN
Kammi Fox-Kay and Cathy Simmons reflect on their roles in counseling NSCLC patients and their families, reinforcing what their oncologist has told them regarding their diagnosis and encouraging shared decision-making on treatment options by explaining differences in how chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and targeted therapy work.

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