Month: July 2024
Vital to raise awareness this #WorldLungCancerDay – and every day
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide, accounting for the highest mortality rates among both men and women. Smoking is the leading cause of lung cancer, responsible for approximately 85% of all cases. – World Health Organisation World Lung Cancer Day takes place annually on August 1st. It is dedicated to lung […]
UK Lung Cancer Coalition report aims to drive improvements in patient care
From our colleagues at UK Lung Cancer Coalition: Learning from others – and adapting examples of good practice to local needs – is vital for improving the survival chances for lung cancer patients across the UK. Our report Driving Improvements in UK Lung Cancer – Utilising Good Practice and Innovation to Deliver Optimal Care and […]
Celebrating 30 years of lung cancer advocacy since Roy Castle’s Tour of Hope
On 20th July 1994 the celebrated British musician and entertainer Roy Castle embarked on an epic three-day journey across the UK. This journey, by coach, plane and most famously by train, was subsequently called the Tour of Hope. Its object was to raise both the profile of lung cancer and, more materially, funds for essential […]
What can imaging-based cancer screening programmes learn from each other? Video blog from Lung Cancer Policy Network
Eleanor Wheeler from the Lung Cancer Policy Network Secretariat took part in a panel discussion moderated by Mireille Broeders, professor of personalised cancer screening, as part of Cancer Care Day at the 2024 European Congress of Radiology (ECR). She was joined on the panel by Ritse Maarten Mann, an expert in breast cancer screening, and […]
UKLCC welcomes new directors to board
The UKLCC has announced the appointment of two new directors to its Board. They are: Dr Daryl Freeman FRCGP: Associate Clinical Director in OPM and Primary Care for Norfolk Community Health & Care; Clinical Adviser Norfolk & Waveney ICB – and member of the Policy / Executive and Service Development Committees of the Primary Care […]
