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ILC2: Initiatives in Lung Cancer Care Round 4 now open
26 September 2022 – Adapted from the Lung Ambition Alliance website. The GLCC is one of the founding partners of the LAA, whose aim is to transform patient care for people diagnosed with lung cancer. The Challenge There remains considerable variation in the management of lung cancer around the world. Access for patients to important diagnostics, […]
COVID-19 A Roadblock to Effective Cancer Care in 2022
From the IASLC Lung Cancer News A JOINT SESSION AT WCLC EXPLORED THE IMPACT THE PANDEMIC HAS HAD ON THE PREVENTION, DIAGNOSIS, AND MANAGEMENT OF THORACIC MALIGNANCIES. By Leah Lawrence, on August 30 2022 – read it online here. As she introduced a WCLC 2022 educational session presented by IASLC and the Global Lung Cancer […]
NHS England launches campaign promoting Targeted Lung Health Checks
Hundreds of people diagnosed with cancer early through life-saving NHS lung 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. […]
NHS England launches campaign promoting Targeted Lung Health Checks
Hundreds of people diagnosed with cancer early through life-saving NHS lung 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. […]
Go2 Foundation launches international caregiver survey
From Go2 Foundation for Lung Cancer 1st March 2022 ”We are excited to announce that we have just released an international caregiver survey to better understand the needs of caregivers in the lung cancer community around the world.” Learn more: https://bit.ly/3hszaP6
World Lung Cancer Day – 1st August
The Global Lung Cancer Coalition is the voice of lung cancer patients worldwide. We stand shoulder to shoulder with everyone affected by lung cancer on World Lung Cancer Day – and every day. Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer deaths among both men and women, according to the latest GLOBOCAN figures. World Lung […]
New date announced for IASLC World Conference 2022
Announcement of Date Change: The @IASLC 2022 World Conference on Lung Cancer in Vienna will be now held August 6-9, 2022 This move is to avoid conflicts from rescheduled meetings due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Please contact meetings@iaslc.org with questions. Additional details will follow soon
BLF shares Long COVID information and campaign for clean air
New Long COVID info and clean air campaign by BLF The British Lung Foundation is engaging with followers and supporters to promote latest information on the effects of Long COVID on respiratory health. The BLF is also highlighting issues around air pollution across the the UK. It is asking people to sign its petition calling […]
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 […]
GLCC members among recipients of latest round of ICL2 funding from LAA
The Initiatives in Lung Cancer Care (ILC2) program is a flagship project of the Lung Ambition Alliance. Each year, it provides support to organisations offering projects to transform lung cancer patient care and improve the patient experience. Selected projects, awarded in 2020 and 2021, received a total of nearly $2M. ILC2 projects span the globe, […]
Lung Ambition Alliance announces latest ILC2 recipients
From the Lung Ambition Alliance 12th April 2021: The ILC2 program continues to fund innovative, promising and proven projects to close the gaps in the patient experience of lung cancer care. Now we are announcing the latest awarded projects from Round 2 applications. Read about their #lungambition: https://www.lungambitionalliance.com/improved-quality-care/initiatives-in-lung-cancer-care.html
COVID-19 – News and information
News, research, data and policy documents relating to the COVID-19 pandemic will be added to this sub-section of our NEWS area. Click on the relevant drop-down below the NEWS tab on the MAIN MENU. During the current COVID-19 global health crisis, people living with lung cancer, their families and friends, and health-care personnel will all have […]
