Stay active during your time in San Diego by taking part in IASLC’S Wellness Challenge, Step It Up for Research. Read more
Know Before You Go: What You Need to Know to Get to—and Navigate—San Diego
Erin JungmeyerWith the 2024 World Conference on Lung Cancer less than a month away, now is the time to make sure you know where you’re headed and how to get there. Read more
Multidisciplinary Team to Chair 2025 World Conference
Erin JungmeyerDrs. Umberto Malapelle, Jarushka Naidoo, Isabelle Opitz, and Noemí Reguart will lead WCLC when it returns to Barcelona September 6-9, 2025. Read more
Data Support IMRT as Standard of Care for Locally Advanced NSCLC
Fred GebhartDuring the 2023 World Conference on Lung Cancer, Dr. Stephen Chun said long-term data show intensity-modulated radiation therapy offers an overall survival benefit and reduced toxicity compared to 3D conformal radiation therapy. Read more
Media Training Improves Advocacy Reach, Increases Lung Cancer Awareness
Fred GebhartLungCAN Co-Chair Dusty Donaldson says training program helped just two advocates reach more than 630 million people in 32 states and five countries. Read more
Experts Highlight Advances in Lung Cancer Pathology During World Conference Closing Plenary Session
Krithika Subramanian, PhDDrs. Keith Kerr and Sanja Dacic shared findings from the IASLC Pathology Committee, which is investigating how to best assess pathologic response to neoadjuvant immunotherapy in lung cancer. Read more
Data Show Certain Reproductive Factors Are Associated with Increased Risk of Lung Cancer in Women
Fred GebhartDuring WCLC 2023, Dr. Yan Zhang presented findings that she says support the inclusion of factors such as early menarche and early menopause in lung cancer screening programs. Read more
WCLC Plenary Session Featured Lectureship Award Winners Discussing Range of Issues in Thoracic Oncology
Darcy LewisDrs. Wendy Cooper, Melissa Culligan, And Navneet Singh concluded the session with talks on the future of pathology, enhancing the patient experience, and accurate staging in lung cancer. Read more
Middle East and Africa Region Earns Bragging Rights with Most Points During 2023 Wellness Challenge
Erin JungmeyerThe challenge, Step It Up for Research, helped WCLC 23 attendees stay active during the meeting while raising money to support the IASLC Foundation, which provides grants for research, education, and other scientific initiatives. Read more
WCLC Attendees Hear Preview of Proposed Changes for the 9th Edition of the TNM Staging Classification for Thoracic Cancers
Darcy LewisIASLC Staging and Prognostic Factors Committee Chair Dr. Hisao Asamura and Drs. Valerie Rusch and Enrico Ruffini summarized the data and recommendations in lung cancer, mesothelioma, and thymic cancer. Read more