Screening and Early Detection Committee

The Screening and Early Detection Committee provides leadership and oversight of IASLC activities in these areas. The committee works with appropriate internal committees to enhance the quality and quantity of IASLC cancer prevention initiatives and provides leadership in partnership with other societies in the area of cancer prevention and screening.

Overview

The IASLC Screening and Early Detection Committee works to advance screening and early detection programs through education and research across the globe. They are a multidisciplinary group composed of leaders from medical oncology, nursing, radiology, thoracic surgery, pulmonary medicine, basic science and advocacy organizations. They boast representation from North America, Europe, Asia, and South America. They meet quarterly via teleconference.

Chair of Committee

Ugo Pastorino

2019 to present

Committee projects

Screening symposia 2018 and 2019 WCLC

View presentations from each symposium through the Virtual Library.

Learn more

Webinar: The Implementation of Lung Cancer Screening—The Poland Experience

The history of four pilot Polish projects that began in 2008 as well as the efforts of building a comprehensive screening centre in Gdansk as the way to build a final national program is presented.

Biomarkers in Lung Cancer Screening Webinar

A 1-hour webinar that provides insight regarding biomarkers for use in risk assessment and novel testing technologies.

Women and Lung Cancer Screening Webinar

This webinar discusses the global impact of lung cancer on women and the changing landscape from past, current, and future.

Roster

Ugo Pastorino

Italy

Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori Milano

Committee Chair

Giorgio Scagliotti

Italy

University of Torino

Board Liaison

Murry Wynes

United States

International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer

Staff Liaison

Carolyn Aldige

United States

Prevent Cancer Foundation

Committee Member

Rita Axelrod

United States

Thomas Jefferson University

Committee Member

Haval Balata

United Kingdom

University Hopsitals of South Manchester

Committee Member

David Baldwin

United Kingdom

Nottingham University Hospitals

Committee Member

John Bastidas

Colombia

Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias

Committee Member

Monica Castro

Argentina

Instituto De Oncologia 'Angel H. Roffo'

Committee Member

Milena Cavic

Serbia

Institute for Oncology and Radiology of Serbia

Committee Member

Jamie Chaft

United States

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Committee Member

Alexander Chi

United States

West Virginia University

Committee Member

Steven Dubinett

United States

David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Committee Member

John Field

United Kingdom

University of Liverpool

Committee Member

Angela Fulford

United States

Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation

Committee Member

David Gierada

United States

Washington University School of Medicine

Committee Member

Claudia Henschke

United States

Arizona State University

Committee Member

Rudolf M. Huber

Germany

University of Munich

Committee Member

Long Jiang

China

Shanghai Chest Hospital

Committee Member

Ella Kazerooni

United States

University of Michigan Health System

Committee Member

Anna Kerpel-Fronius

Hungary

National Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology

Committee Member

Yeol Kim

South Korea

National Cancer Control Institute National Cancer Center, Republic of Korea

Committee Member

Stephen Lam

Canada

British Columbia Cancer Agency

Committee Member

David CL Lam

Hong Kong

The University of Hong Kong

Committee Member

Choon-Taek Lee

South Korea

Seoul National University, Bundang Hospital

Committee Member

Jennifer Lewis

United States

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Committee Member

Anant Mohan

India

All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)

Committee Member

Merel Nissenberg Mountain

United States

Committee Member

James Mulshine

United States

Rush University Medical Center

Committee Member

Mary Pasquinelli

United States

University of Illinois - Chicago

Committee Member

Nir Peled

Israel

Soroka Medical Center

Committee Member

Sheila Ross

United States

Lung Cancer Alliance

Committee Member

John Ruckdeschel

United States

University of Mississippi Medical Center

Committee Member

Witold Rzyman

Poland

Medical University of Gdansk

Committee Member

Jacob Sands

United States

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Committee Member

Ricardo Santos

Brazil

Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein

Committee Member

Heidi Schmidt

Canada

Women's College Hospital

Committee Member

Lecia Sequist

United States

Mass General Hospital

Committee Member

Gabriella Sozzi

Italy

Instituto Nazionale Tumori

Committee Member

Avrum Spira

United States

Boston University

Committee Member

Luigi Ventura

Italy

University Hospital of Parma

Committee Member

Giulia Veronesi

Italy

Ospedale San Raffaele

Committee Member

Lucia Viola

Colombia

Fundación Neumológica Colombiana

Committee Member

Benny Weksler

United States

Allegheny General Hospital

Committee Member

Dawei Yang

China

zhongshan hospital Fudan University

Committee Member

David Yankelevitz

United States

Mount Sinai School of Medicine

Committee Member

Charnita Zeigler-Johnson

United States

Thomas Jefferson University

Committee Member

Javier Zulueta

Spain

Clinica Universidad de Navarre

Committee Member

Mohamed Gouda

Egypt

Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University

Academy Member

Aime Giorlando

Argentina

Academy Member

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Screening and Early Detection Committee

Overview

Chair of Committee

Committee projects

Screening symposia 2018 and 2019 WCLC

Webinar: The Implementation of Lung Cancer Screening—The Poland Experience

Biomarkers in Lung Cancer Screening Webinar

Women and Lung Cancer Screening Webinar

Roster

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Early Detection & Screening

Mesothelioma Collection

Pathology

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