Lung Cancer Ask a Doc®

An informational resource for people living with lung cancer and their loved ones – addressing your questions about day-to-day issues about living with lung cancer.

How Lung Cancer Ask a Doc® Works

Each week, at least one new question will be posted with a detailed response from the Caring Ambassadors Medical Director or another contributing medical professional.

Before posting a question please review the questions by category; you may find the answer to your question is already there.  

• Click on a category on the left column or, 
• Select a category in the dropdown menu and click the Search Button or,
• Type in a keyword and click the Search Button

Ask a Question Have a Question for the doctor?     Search by Category Previously Answered Questions by Category ----- Click to Select A Category -----All CategoriesChemotherapy NonSmall Cell Lung CancerChemotherapy Small Cell Lung CancerRadiation TherapySurgeryOther TreatmentsLung Cancer Diagnosis and StagingSymptom ManagementSide Effect ManagementSupportive CareFamily IssuesWork and Friends     Search by Keyword Keyword Search for Previously Answered Questions Category: All CategoriesChemotherapy NonSmall Cell Lung CancerChemotherapy Small Cell Lung CancerRadiation TherapySurgeryOther TreatmentsLung Cancer Diagnosis and StagingSymptom ManagementSide Effect ManagementSupportive CareFamily IssuesWork and Friends Keywords:

Meet the CAP Lung Cancer doctor on call.

Tina M. St. John, MD
Dr. St. John is the Executive Director & Medical Director of the Caring Ambassador Program (CAP). She is an epidemiologist and a former senior medical officer with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Dr. St. John is a graduate of Emory University School of Medicine; she has designed and conducted epidemiological and practice-based research, and is a member of the American Public Health Association, the American Medical Women's Association, the American Medical Writers Association, and the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society. Dr. St. John is the author of With Every Breath: A Lung Cancer Guidebook.

In addition to her medical knowledge, Dr. St. John understands that lung cancer affects entire families as her own family has been personally touched by the disease.  Dr. St. John’s husband died of lung cancer in 1999; their daughter is now 13 years old and volunteers with the Caring Ambassadors Lung Cancer Program.

Important Notes about Lung Cancer Ask a Doc®

First and foremost, lung cancer treatment has to be decided by you and your doctors based on your specific circumstances. Lung Cancer Ask a Doc® cannot give you specific recommendations about your treatment.

Users submitting questions will not receive individual responses; responses to questions selected will be posted by category on Lung Cancer Ask a Doc®.  By submitting a question, the writer is giving CAP Lung Cancer permission to use his/her question for Lung Cancer Ask a Doc®. All questions are kept strictly confidential; no names or personal identifiers will be listed with posted questions.

Your question may or may not be selected for Lung Cancer Ask a Doc®. If selected, CAP Lung Cancer reserves the right to reword questions for clarity and to protect the identity of the questioner.

Responses to Lung Cancer Ask a Doc® questions are answered by and/or reviewed by a medical doctor before posting. Every attempt is made to ensure that responses to Lung Cancer Ask a Doc® questions are clear and accurate.