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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
More than one in ten lung cancer patients unaware of type of tumour they have
Data from a 17-country study carried out by GLCC to be presented at the European Lung Cancer Conference
2021 Patient Experience Survey – fresh links added
Your chance to share your lung cancer patient experience – additional links now added
A warm welcome to our latest member – FairLife Lung Cancer Care
FairLife Lung Cancer Care joins the GLCC The GLCC is proud to offer a warm welcome to its latest member, FairLife Lung Cancer Care, a not-for-profit organisation established to benefit anyone affected by lung cancer in Greece. You can visit the FairLife LCC website here. It was set up in 2020 in memory of Simon Bell, […]
Resources to help support the case for lung cancer screening
MAKING THE CASE FOR SCREENING We have compiled the latest evidence on lung cancer screening into one resource centre. You can find relevant studies, national policies and other guidelines for health professionals and patient materials. All guidelines and protocols can be accessed within our lung cancer Screening Resource microsite.
The State of Global Lung Cancer Research – 2021 paper now published
Lung cancer research and its impact The latest paper in our ongoing series of studies into worldwide lung cancer research has now been published. The impact of medical research is usually judged on the basis of citations in the serial literature. This new paper argues that a better test of its utility is through its […]
Members invited to take part in new patient experience survey
For the second year in a row, the GLCC are looking for participants willing to complete a short online survey about their experiences of treatment and care for their lung cancer. We are running this survey in 16 countries and hope to develop an understanding of the similarities and differences between patients’ experiences around the […]
Virtual World Lung Conference on Lung Cancer 2020 summary
The postponed 2020 World Conference on Lung Cancer finally took place, shared globally from its host location in Singapore. It ran from Thursday 28 through to Sunday 31 January, but you can still view the sessions and presentations online by following this link. The virtual conference will remain available online until April 30, 2021 @ 17:00 […]
WCLC2020 – Catch up with the IASLC NEWS
Special edition of the IASLC Lung Cancer News available here.
WCLC2020 – Visit the LAA virtual booth
In this landscape of challenge and uncertainty, how can we move forward to best support lung oncology and lung cancer advocacy? The GLCC is one of the founder partners of the Lung Ambition Alliance. Visit the LAA’s ‘virtual booth’ at the IASLC World Conference on Lung Cancer 2020 from Singapore – link here.
