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The US national lung cancer screening programme

There are over 4,000 sites in the US that offer annual LDCT screening as part of the national programme.

Register now for ‘Towards implementation: momentum for lung cancer screening in the EU’

Join the Lung Cancer Policy Network on 27 September for a virtual round table: turning recommendations into the implementation of lung cancer screening in the EU.

Meet our members: Joelle Fathi

We speak to Joelle Fathi, Chief Healthcare Delivery Officer at the GO2 Foundation for Lung Cancer in the US.

Out now — Lung cancer screening: learning from implementation

The report highlights the existing wealth of research in implementation of lung cancer screening and is supported by a variety of global case studies.

Meet our members: Professor Dorothy Keefe

We speak to Dorothy Keefe, CEO of Cancer Australia and honorary Clinical Professor in the School of Medicine at the University of Adelaide.

Meet our members: Professor Mariusz Adamek

Professor Adamek’s interests lie in lung cancer prevention and screening, as well as low-dose computed tomography with a particular focus on molecular biology methods, prediction models and image analysis.

Coming soon: an interactive map of lung cancer screening implementation

The Lung Cancer Policy Network will launch an interactive map collating research on the implementation of low-dose computed tomography screening from around the world.

Meet our members: Professor David Baldwin

Professor Baldwin works as a consultant respiratory physician sub-specialising in lung cancer, mesothelioma and interventional procedures.

Launch of the Lung Cancer Policy Network: making lung cancer a policy priority worldwide

Network members have focused on developing two key resources, designed to facilitate learning on how to ensure the implementation of effective, efficient and equitable lung cancer screening LDCT.