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Lung Cancer Awareness Month
Lung cancer nurses from around the UK met with Government and local MPs at Westminster on 29th October 2008 to ask them to standby their commitment to specialist nurses. The United Kingdom Lung Cancer Coalition is supporting a campaign to ensure all lung cancer patients have access to a specialist lung cancer nurse..... Read more
What is the UK Lung Cancer Coalition?
The United Kingdom Lung Cancer Coalition (UKLCC) is a powerful partnership of the leading lung cancer charities, clinicians, healthcare professionals and healthcare companies with a commitment to lung cancer issues. The UKLCC is the nation’s largest multi-interest group in lung cancer, working to bring lung cancer out of the shadow. The UKLCC is primarily a campaigning organisation and does not provide support for people affected by lung cancer. Information and support can be found by contacting the following member organisations whose contact details are available on this website: British Lung Foundation; Cancer Black Care; Cancer Research UK; Macmillan Cancer Support Marie Curie Cancer Care; Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation; Tenovus.
Our challenge
Lung cancer is the country’s biggest cancer killer. In the UK, someone dies from lung cancer every 15 minutes. Despite some recent improvements in service provision, there are still wide variations in standards across the country, including diagnosis, treatment and care for lung cancer patients.
The UKLCC believes that more can be done to reduce the terrible death toll caused by lung cancer. Our vision is to meet an ambitious “survival challenge”:
To double one year lung cancer survival by 2010 and five year survival by 2015*
* based on survival rate figures from 1996-99.
Our plan of action
The UKLCC has developed a 12 point plan – calls for action which we believe if prioritised and acted upon would make a real difference for lung cancer patients.
Bringing standards of care across the NHS up to those in the best centres would, we believe, save many thousands of lives. We are keen to work with the NHS and Government, patients and carers, industry and voluntary sector to make sure this happens.
Is Your MDT Fit for Purpose? - UKLCC session at The International Lung Cancer Conference
On Thursday 10th July 2008 the UKLCC sponsored a session at the International Lung Cancer Conference. This meeting aimed to review the current status and impact of MDT working in lung cancer care in the UK.
The UKLCC 2007 Annual Review
2007 was a fantastic year for the UKLCC. We held our inaugural conference with clinical partners from across the country, which formed the basis of our new strategy: Lung Cancer Plan: improving lung cancer survival in the UK. We were also busy in Westminster; we hosted a parliamentary reception to highlight the importance lung cancer issues, organised a roundtable meeting with MPs, clinical nurse specialists and their patients and met with the Health Minister to discuss lung cancer research.
Lung Cancer Awareness Month
Every November, UKLCC members support Lung Cancer Awareness Month, raising awareness of the signs and symptoms of lung cancer and encouraging people not to delay visiting their GP. ... more
Lung Cancer - The facts
Dr Mick Peake, Co-Chair of the UKLCC
"We know if we apply the best standards of care already being demonstrated in some parts of the country, and if we diagnose people early, we can double lung cancer survival rates in the UK"
Donald Sutherland, patient
"I was diagnosed with lung cancer eight years ago and I am still alive and well. You can survive lung cancer. There is hope."
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