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Taking Care of Your Loved One with Lung Cancer

Whether you are a family member or a close friend of someone with lung cancer, you may be curious about your role and how you can help. Lung cancer patients need support and there are many ways you can do just that.

How to Support Your Loved One

Through a few key actions, you can be a great support to someone facing lung cancer. Learn more.

Helping with Treatment

Your support is instrumental while your loved one undergoes lung cancer treatment. Find out how you can best help during this stressful time. Learn more.

Planning for End-of-Life

Discussing end-of-life care is not always a comfortable conversation. But caregivers can often open the lines of communications about this important topic. Learn more.

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