LuCE aims to raise awareness about inequities regarding the access to lung cancer treatment and care in Europe. Moreover, it advocates European policies that will lead to improvements in lung cancer prevention, early detection, treatment and care.
Lung Cancer Europe provides a European platform for national lung cancer patient advocacy groups and supports the establishment of those groups in countries where such groups do not yet exist. Our member organisations and associate members come from all over Europe.
Lung cancer is literally the biggest cancer killer worldwide – causing more deaths than breast and prostate cancer put together all over the world. Read more about our diagnosis, types and stages of lung cancer, treatments and clinical trials, but also how to cope with lung cancer.
Lung Cancer Europe (LuCE) is holding a webinar covering the basic concepts of lung cancer diagnosis and treatment. This webinar will consist on a presentation and the attendees will be able to make their questions live to the doctor. The webinar is intended for an audience of advocates, patients and caregivers. It will be given by Tanja Cufer, MD, PhD, […]
Lung cancer is a complex disease that can have various causes. In this booklet, you will find a lot of information if you or someone you care for has been diagnosed with ALK+ lung cancer. An ALK+ diagnosis may affect you and your family in many ways. You may all need time and space to think about how ALK+ lung cancer […]
This edition of report focusses on early diagnosis and screening in lung cancer. By a comprehensive review of scientific publications on these two matters, together with a survey responded by over 360 patients across Europe, this report aims to highlight the current challenges that lung cancer community is facing in terms of delivering fasters and more precise diagnosis, as well as to analyse the current implementation of screening programmes across Europe. It also focuses on the current knowledge and education needs of patients regarding diagnosis and screening.
We are delighted to present LuCE’s 4th report on “Early Diagnosis and Screening”, at the European Parliament in Brussels on November 6th, in collaboration with the European Lung Foundation and the European Respiratory Society. To join us for the event, please contact Regine for registrations at regine.deniel.ihlen@lungcancereurope.eu
