Tag: #LungCancer
November – Lung Cancer Awareness Month 2023
Lung Cancer Awareness Month – LCAM – observed annually in November, highlights the need for more research to be conducted while cultivating a better understanding of the disease and its challenges. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in men and women worldwide. The disease remains difficult to identify and many individuals don’t […]
Major step towards lung cancer screening for Australia
Chair of the GLCC, Prof Matthew Peters, has welcomed a ”major step forward” towards a national lung cancer screening programme in Australia. The Australian Government has received advice regarding a national lung cancer screening program from the independent Medical Services Advisory Committee. Cancer Australia, the Government’s lead agency for cancer control, initiated an application to […]
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. […]
Save the date: October 13 – Global Cancer Coalitions Network hosts Cancer and COVID19 Vaccine event
The COVID19 vaccine rollout has presented many challenges, not least for those already coping with a cancer diagnosis. The Global Cancer Coalitions Network, of which the GLCC is a member, is hosting its second Global Connection event, on the topic of Cancer and COVID19 Vaccine. It seeks to answer patients’ questions from the perspectives of […]
GLCC Patient Experience Survey data presented at #BTOG21
The 2021 BTOG (British Thoracic Oncology Group) conference is now finished. It had to be a virtual event, given the present circumstances, and could be accessed online only. GLCC and its members made contributions to the agenda this year, with particular reference to the impact of the global pandemic on lung cancer patients and their […]