Tag: lung cancer
See you in Vienna?
For the first time since the meeting in Barcelona, Spain, in 2019, members of the GLCC will be able to meet and share insights face to face. After holding the past two annual members’ meetings via video links, it will be a refreshing change for many of the GLCC membership to once again gather together, […]
JTO article puts spotlight on lung cancer in Germany
Once again, with the kind permission of IASLC and the Journal of Thoracic Oncology, we highlight an article relating to one of our member nations. From the JTO June 2022, as part of its Lung Cancer Worldwide series: Dr Nikolaj Frost and colleagues discuss Lung Cancer in Germany, in a comprehensive and informative article. […]
JTO article highlights benefits of quitting smoking at or around diagnosis
The following is an introduction to an Editor’s Choice article in the Journal of Thoracic Oncology (JTO). Quitting Smoking At or Around Diagnosis Improves the Overall Survival of Lung Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – Caini, et al. Smoking is known to be the leading cause of lung cancer worldwide. Thus, there are […]
NHS England campaign to promote Targeted Lung Health Checks
NHS England press release 19 April 2022 Cancer Elective care Long Term Plan Hundreds of people have been diagnosed with lung cancer earlier through NHS mobile trucks, as part of the biggest programme to improve early lung cancer diagnosis in health service history. Thanks to NHS teams who are making it even easier for people […]
Findings from our global surveys presented at IASLC World Conference
COVID-19 has, and continues to have, a massive impact on lung cancer patients and the organisations that support them. The GLCC recognised this and commissioned surveys of people living with lung cancer in order to gather data to help better understand the needs and challenges of patients globally. On Friday 9 September, at the (online) […]
Latest issue of Unity newsletter now available
The latest edition of Unity, the newsletter of the Global Lung Cancer Coalition, is now available. It has been circulated to all GLCC member organisations, and you can also download it here as a pdf document. Screening Resource Centre Highlighted The COVID-19 pandemic has made this a difficult and challenging year for many of […]