Iaslc policies

 

IASLC Embargo Policy

All abstracts presented at the Annual Meeting are embargoed until the beginning of the Scientific Session containing the research, with the following exceptions:

  • Publish-only abstracts: For abstracts published in the 2007 IASLC Annual Meeting proceedings but not scheduled for presentation, embargoes lifted at the official start of the meeting at 8:00 AM local Seoul, Korea time on Monday, September 3, 2007.
  • Abstracts in IASLC's Official Press Program: Embargoes lifted at the beginning of the news briefing, or at the beginning of the Scientific Session containing the research, whichever comes first.
  • Late-Breaking Abstracts (LBAs): Embargoes on all IASLC-designated LBAs lifted at the time of presentation, time of news briefing, or at 8:00 AM local Seoul, Korea time on Monday, September 3, 2007.

This policy covers all abstracts accepted as part of IASLC's Bi-Annual Meeting regardless of whether information is obtained from another source.

 

IASLC Market Research Activities

Market research companies must complete and submit to IASLC the "Market Research Submission" form. The request must include the name of the firm for which the company is conducting research and the subject and reason for the research.

The requesting firm must certify to IASLC that the research will be conducted in accordance wtih all applicable legal requirements. The requesting firm must also indicate whether any remunderation, including coupons or token giveaways, will be provided to participants and whether any identifiable information (e.g. names, addresses, e-mail addresses) will be collected from participants.

If approved by IASLC, they may conduct the approved survey, questionnaire, or other market research activities in the Exhibit Hall. Market Research activities and solicitations must be contained within the booth. Exhibit personnel may not solicit attendees outside of their booth. Failure to comply will lead to expulsion from the Exhibit Hall.

Giveaways must be made available upon request to all registered attendees, whether or not they participated in the research activity.

IASLC reserves the right to decline permission for any market research activity at the meeting.

 

IASLC 2007 Declaration on Tobacco

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the world. The incidence is rising at an alarming rate in both men and women, particularly in the developing world. Ninety percent of cases are caused by active or passive smoking and, therefore, could be avoided or prevented. Smoking is a major factor in the development of cancers, cardiovascular disease, and chronic lung disease. If the global epidemic caused from tobacco, particularly the eipidemic of lung cancer deaths, is to be decreased in the next few decades, smoking cessation must be a key component of our strategy. (Peto, 2000) Because smoking tobacco most often begins in childhood or early adolescence, nicotine addiction in this population must be prevented.

In order to help achieve its goal of eliminating lung cancer, the IASLC:

1. Requests governments to:

  • Ratify the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control and work to speedily implement its Articles.

  • Work within each of the members' Cancer Centers or Clinics to promote smoking cessation and a complete smoke-free workplace campus.

  • Promote smoking and all tobacco prevention programs, particularly those that are focused on youths.

  • Promote legislation or regulations that enforce smokefree public places, including transportation systems particularly to protect non-smokers from the effects of secondhand smoking.

  • Promote educational programs that warn of the deadly effects of tobacco on health, including programs with the school systems.

  • Increase taxes on tobacco in order to decrease its use.

  • Encourage governments to enforce anti-smuggling laws with increased surveillance.

  • Initiate legislative action forultimate elimination of manufacture and sales of tobacco products.

2. Encourage other medical societies and health care institutions to join in campaigns against smoking and for anti-smoking education.

3. Encourage all health care providers to receive training in counseling on stopping smoking.

4. Requests all industrial sectors and media organizations to eliminate tobacco advertising and marketing.

5. Promises to produce materials that will aid in education concerning smoking and lung cancer.

Peto R, Darby S, Deo H, Silcocks P, Whitley E, Doll R, Smoking, smoking cessation, and lung cancer in the UK since 1950; combination of national statistics with two case-control studies. BMJ 2000; 321:323-329.