Finding the Benefits of the Virtual World: A Conversation with Dr. Heather Wakelee
Heather Wakelee, MD, is the President-Elect of the IASLC and will assume presidential responsibilities at the 2021 WCLC in September. She is the Chief of the Division of Oncology at […] Read more
Interim Chief Scientific Officer Dr. Giorgio Scagliotti Brings Vast IASLC Knowledge to Role
Joy CurzioWith a long history in leadership positions at the IASLC, Dr. Scagliotti is fully prepared to help guide the society’s scientific projects through a transition period. Dr. Scagliotti, is professor […] Read more
Prof. Caroline Dive Honored with Mary J. Matthews Pathology/Translational Research Award for Work with CTCs
Leah LawrenceCaroline Dive, CBE, PhD, FBPhS, FMedSci, Director of the CRUK Manchester Institute Cancer Biomarker Centre, University of Manchester, has been recognized by the IASLC with the Mary J. Matthews Pathology/Translational […] Read more
Dr. Pan-Chyr Yang Honored by IASLC for Contributions to Lung Cancer Prevention
Leah LawrencePan-Chyr Yang, MD, PhD, Chair Professor at the National Taiwan University Hospital and Academician of Academia Sinica, Taiwan, will be recognized by the International Association for the Study of Lung […] Read more
Paul A. Bunn, Jr., Scientific Award to Dr. Joan H. Schiller
Lauren Evoy DavisBreath is life. We depend so much on our ability to breathe with ease but, for patients with lung cancer, that is no small task. For her entire career, Joan […] Read more
A New Year’s Resolution to Promote the Use of Patient-Sensitive Language
Terri Conneran+more
In 2021, people living with lung cancer and their caregivers will likely be attending virtual oncology conferences such as the 2020 WCLC and making deep dives into research in record […] Read more
WCLC Conference Chairs Offer Insights on The New All-Virtual Program, The Year Ahead
The Chairs of the 2020 World Conference on Lung Cancer, all based in Asia, had originally designed a live program to be hosted in Singapore. The outbreak of COVID-19 forced […] Read more
2020 Adi F. Gazdar IASLC Merit Award Recipient: Dr. Alex A. Adjei
Lauren Evoy DavisAlex A. Adjei, MD, PhD, is a Professor of Oncology and Professor of Pharmacology in the Mayo College of Medicine. He has had a passion for drug development in cancer, […] Read more
Should We Delay Lung Cancer Screening During the COVID-19 Pandemic?
David Yankelevitz, MDTo address the issue of low-dose CT screening, during the COVID-19 pandemic, for lung cancer and management of both screen-detected nodules and incidentally detected nodules, various eminent organizations and expert […] Read more
Improving Molecular Testing in Lung Cancer: What We Learned From the IASLC Global Survey
Matthew P. Smeltzer, PhD+more
The past 10 years have seen a dramatic increase in novel therapeutic options for patients with lung cancer, with many treatments now personalized to the specific tumor characteristics of each […] Read more