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.
A comprehensive training course aiming to empower a selected group of advocates with the knowledge and skills needed to take part in relevant decision making areas, at national and European levels. An online welcome session is planned for this week, followed by a face-to-face meeting at WCLC in Barcelona.
“Lung cancer early diagnosis and screening challenges”. The results will be included in LuCE’s 4th report on “Lung cancer early diagnosis and screening challenges” and will be presented at the European Parliament in November, during Lung Cancer Awareness Month. LuCE is asking all their members to spread these links in their networks to gather responses from patients. Deadline for participation: […]
Lung Cancer Europe (LuCE) is holding a webinar on lung cancer screening covering the basic concepts around this topic as well as to analyse the current implementation programmes in Europe with the aim of achieving an earlier and more precise diagnosis leading to better outcomes for people living with the disease. The webinar is intended for an audience of advocates, patients […]
The main European point of reference in the field of thoracic malignancies will take place in Geneva on 10-13 April. The European Lung Cancer Congress (ELCC) is a collaborative effort of the most important multidisciplinary societies representing thoracic oncology specialists, working together to advance science, disseminate education and improve the practice of lung cancer specialists worldwide. Medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, […]
