Lung Cancer Voices of Hope: Meet Your Hosts
In this introductory episode, Ann Steagall and Dr. Misty Shields share their personal and professional connections to lung cancer and what led them to this work.
Ann reflects on more than 30 years as a thoracic oncology nurse supporting patients across care settings, and Dr. Shields shares how her father’s diagnosis shaped her path to becoming a thoracic oncologist and physician scientist. They also share what listeners can expect from the podcast, including patient stories and expert insights to help navigate a lung cancer diagnosis.
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Ann Steagall
Ann spent more than 30 years as a thoracic oncology nurse supporting patients across care settings before joining LUNGevity as the head of Patient Services. Multidisciplinary care of cancer patients is Ann’s passion, and she has taught, written, and spoken about cancer patient care nationally.
Patients will hear from someone who's been through this experience already.
-Ann Steagall, co-host of Lung Cancer Voices of Hope
Dr. Misty Shields
Dr. Shields is a thoracic oncologist and research scientist at Indiana University School of Medicine and the founder of Small Cell SMASHERS, a patient advocacy group in partnership with LUNGevity. Her research focuses on early phase trials, longitudinal liquid biopsies, and translational studies for novel therapeutics, fueled by a personal mission to serve at the bedside and care for patients that began as a teenager when she lost her father to lung cancer.
Hope is really here to stay.
-Dr. Misty Shields, co-host of Lung Cancer Voices of Hope