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Abstracts <strong>Journal</strong> of <strong>Thoracic</strong> <strong>Oncology</strong> • Volume 12 Issue S1 January 2017<br />

PARTICIPATION: PRELIMINARY RESULTS<br />

Maureen Rigney 1 , Kate Abramson 1 , Joanne Buzaglo 2 , Kayla Miller 2 , Melissa<br />

Miller 2 , Michelle Shwarz 2<br />

1 Lung Cancer Alliance, Washington/DC/United States of America, 2 Research and<br />

Training Institute, Cancer Support Community, Philadelphia/United States of<br />

America<br />

Background: In-person support group attendance can address the greater<br />

unmet physical and emotional needs and high rates of distress experienced<br />

by those diagnosed with lung cancer. However, survivors tend to prefer lung<br />

cancer-specific groups, which can be challenging to start and maintain. As a<br />

result, there are

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