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Cathy Brokenshire, whose husband James was twice a Cabinet minister in the UK government prior to his untimely death from lung cancer at just 53, has reiterated her calls for a screening programme. Speaking in an exclusive interview in the Daily Express (Saturday 5 March), Mrs Brokenshire highlighted the resumption of Targeted Lung Health Checks, […]

Our UK member organisation British Lung Foundation has a new name and a new look – but remains committed to helping all who are affected by respiratory health conditions. From Asthma + Lung UK: ”We’re proud of our new look – and hope you are too! But we want to remind you that while our […]

The GLCC has developed a factsheet on lung cancer screening, which you can download in pdf format from this page in any of the languages listed. 1.   Bulgarian 2.   Chinese 3.   Danish 4.   Dutch 5.   English  6.   French 7.   German 8.   Hebrew 9.   Italian 10. Japanese 11. Norwegian 12. Portuguese 13. Russian 14. Slovenian 15. […]

A new study has been published by The Health Policy Partnership, Albreht T, Baird AM, et al. 2022. Entitled ”Lung cancer in Europe: the way forward”, its co-authors include Aoife McNamara of the Irish Cancer Society. Read the study in full here: https://t.co/f4xC5OPsPy  

Study makes key recommendations to assist patient enrollment, access and improved patient outcomes   I am excited to share the news that the co-authored publication, “Impact of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic on Global Lung Cancer Clinical Trials: Why It Matters to People With Lung Cancer’’ has been accepted and is now in press for the […]

The latest issue of UNITY is here! You can read it online or download it as pdf here.  

January 10, 2022 – from the Lung Ambition Alliance website – full details here.  Meet the latest Initiatives in Lung Cancer Care (ILC2) awardees We are delighted to announce the projects and organisations receiving grants as part of the latest round of the Initiatives in Lung Cancer Care (ILC2) program. ILC2 is a global funding program […]

Takes just a few minutes to complete For the third 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 15 countries and hope to develop an understanding of the similarities […]

AOIFE MCNAMARA AND SUZANNE WAIT Lung cancer screening: the time is now 11 NOVEMBER 2021 Targeted screening can reduce the public health toll of lung cancer and improve quality of life. As November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month (#LCAM) we make the case for implementation of targeted screening programmes. Lung cancer causes more deaths than any other cancer in […]

In many countries worldwide, patient advocacy groups take part in awareness campaigns throughout November. The graphic above is shared courtesy of the Go2Foundation (USA). IASLC (the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer) and other leading organisations concerned with lung cancer advocacy help to promote this annual initiative. Within the GLCC, many of our […]

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. Please note the new date: it will now take place on Tuesday 23rd November 2021. Challenges for those living with cancer  The COVID19 vaccine rollout has presented many […]