Get Moving and Win During the 2024 Wellness Challenge

… Lung Cancer’s annual wellness challenge, Step It Up for Research, returns for another year in sunny San Diego. Step It Up for Research is a 4-day walk-a-thon and activity challenge. Join … supports the IASLC Foundation, which provides grants for research, education, and other scientific initiatives. Step It …

Celebrate the IASLC Foundation’s Impact

… progress that has been made in thoracic oncology research in recent years. The 2025 IASLC Foundation … tandem to contribute more than $15 million to lung cancer research. This funding has been instrumental in advancing the … mission by supporting patient advocacy programs, global research initiatives, and career development for thoracic …

WCLC Closing Plenary Explored Overcoming Barriers to Patient Advocacy Worldwide

… Leigh Countering misconceptions about fundraising for research and addressing resource constraints were some … that Yvonne Diaz, co-founder and chair of Oncogene Cancer Research UK, encountered during the organization’s formation. … establishing a tissue bank in the UK. The bank supports research aimed at developing treatments for resistance to …

Celebrate 20 years of the Journal of Thoracic Oncology

… MD, the  JTO  set out to educate our community about the research and innovation surrounding lung and thoracic cancers … tenure. He and the team focused on the latest breaking research, technology, treatments, and care. Under their … of both  JTO  and its sister journal,  JTO Clinical and Research Reports  ( JTO CRR ), were announced earlier this …

Passing of The Baton—On the Death of Patient Research Advocates

… says. … Passing of The Baton—On the Death of Patient Research Advocates … Angus Pratt …

See You in Seoul: Inside WCLC 2026

… Lung Cancer (WCLC) is poised to once again unite experts, researchers, and advocates from around the world to highlight … priorities is to showcase practice-changing clinical research. Attendees will hear the latest results from pivotal … Asia has become a major driving force in lung cancer research, particularly in molecular oncology, targeted …

Can Artificial Intelligence Identify Those at High Risk and Shift the Lung Cancer Screening Paradigm?

… MD, MPH Many hope such a future is possible, including researcher Lecia V. Sequist, MD, MPH, who is Program Director … are not missed. The thing I’m excited about, and where my research focuses, is how we can use AI in another way. I’m … of lung cancer? Dr. Sequist:  We are currently doing research to try and understand that, but from the data we have …

IASLC to Celebrate 50 Years of International Collaboration, Education in Thoracic Oncology at WCLC 2024

… the meeting in terms of highlighting specific advances or research areas? Dr. Patel:  We wanted to emphasize the global … lung cancers. In particular, we wanted to emphasize research amongst historically underserved populations as well … advances in thoracic oncology. We aim to highlight key research areas such as precision medicine, immunotherapy, …

Modified Lung Cancer Screening Eligibility Requirements May Reduce Racial Disparities in Lung Cancer Screening, Treatment

… racial disparities in screening eligibility. The research was presented on December 2 by investigator Alexandra … from racial and ethnic minority groups, according to the research presented by Ms. Potter, who is co-founder and … women qualifying for screening from 42.5% to 63.8%. “Our research challenges current lung cancer screening practices …

Synergy in Action: Joint IASLC-JLCS Forum Aims to Spark Global Dialogue at WCLC 2026

… a rich history of scientific rigor, pioneering clinical research, surgical precision, and meticulous patient … this dynamic format, as it brings diverse, high-impact research to the forefront and sparks robust, … inspiration for their future clinical practice and research.” As the field strives to conquer lung cancer through …

Step It Up For Research!

… first annual steps challenge and raise money for cancer research while staying active during WCLC 2022. … Step It Up For Research! … Erin Jungmeyer …

Renowned Researcher Fred Hirsch Delivers 2022 Heine H. Hansen Award Lecture

… Dr. Hirsch’s significant contributions to international research and education. … Renowned Researcher Fred Hirsch Delivers 2022 Heine H. Hansen Award …