Thanks to superb speakers of the lung cancer session #JointEuroUSCancerForum

-Alberto Costa ESOncology
-Neal Freedman National Cancer Institute
-Isobel Soerjomataram IARC
-Torsten Blum ERS
-Richard Price European Cancer Organisation
-Miroslav Samarzija #UnivZagreb
& Julie Gralow

Progress is afoot

Excellent point by Dr Tony Holohan good things happen when there are synchronicities between evidence, operational capacities & political commitment.
All-Island Cancer Research Institute (AICRI)

“Radiotherapy is the Cinderella of #cancer care”
The wonderful Prof Mary Coffey on the importance of radiotherapy essential standards #education & #training & protected time for #research
Trinity College Dublin #ESTRO
Deirdre Heenan
All-Island Cancer Research Institute (AICRI)

Impressive support of #EuroAmericanCancerFourm2024 by govt officials- Lord Mayor of Dublin, Irish Tanaiste & Minister Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin,
Irish MOH Stephen Donnelly, & U.S. Embassy Dublin. Lynn M. Schuchter, MD, FASCO Mark Lawler @asco European Cancer Organisation All-Island Cancer Research Institute (AICRI) #CancerHasNoBorders

How do we diagnose ALL people w symptomatic #lungcancer faster?

In this #BTOG24 reel, Drs Gerry Hanna & Mat Callister discuss new programs to do just this in the UK.

Dr Callister says, “Important to have suspicion & not be put off investigating people w/out a smoking history.”

...and massive thanks to Dr McAleer for his contribution to cancer clinical research in NI over many years. Very deserving recognition 🌟👏🌟👏

📢 focus on #lungcancer at All-Island Cancer Research Institute (AICRI) Joint Euro-American Forum on Cancer

Great session chaired by Jarushka Naidoo highlighting the huge impact of lung cancer screening on survival, higher than for other screening programs

🚨 urgent implementation needed!

Next up Prof Deirdre Heenan from Ulster University explains the imperative for cross border collaboration in routine cancer care and research

EU Commissioner for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Mairead McGuinness explains the need for survivors of cancer to be able to obtain health insurance coverage without excess premiums
#CancerHasNoBorders

Delighted to be in Farmleigh House today for the Joint Euro-US Cancer Forum to grow cancer care & research in 🇮🇪

Great to see Lynn M. Schuchter, MD, FASCO Julie Gralow, your #ASCOLDP22 seeds have been sown globally 🌍

Thanks to #Tanaiste Michael Martin for joining us
Beaumont RCSI Cancer Centre All-Island Cancer Research Institute (AICRI)

Receiving a special recognition award An Tánaiste Micheál Martin gets a a standing ovation for his leadership on bringing in the worlds first national #smoking ban in public spaces

An seismic achievement at the time and undoubtedly saved 1000’s of lives 👏👏👏

Next up An Tánaiste Micheál Martin at #CancerHasNoBorders describes the clear need for a concerted public health effort in addressing the causes of #cancer and the need to expand All-Island Cancer Research Institute (AICRI)

🚨Raises his huge concern regarding vaping

Moving tribute by Mary Coffey remembering Dr Norman Coleman from National Cancer Institute at Joint Euro-American Forum on Cancer at Farmleigh House this morning

Recalls his friendship and leadership to the #radiationoncology community in #Ireland and across the 🌍 but most of all his kindness

So delighted for our Belfast Trust #lungcancer #radiotherapy Team, winners of the Advances in Oncology award at the NI Healthcare Awards last night. 🏆

As team you bring #excellence and comfort to the patients you serve and fantastic collegiality to each other and the wider team

Huge congratulations to a wonderful friend, mentor and colleague Dr Seamus McAleer - winner of the Special Recognition Award at last night’s Healthcare Awards 🏆

So richly and very deserved Seamus!
Couldn’t think of a better recipient. 👏👏👏

#ASCO24 Lung cancer is not just invading the plenaries...but other tracks as well!

Looking forward to discussing 2 NSCLC abstracts in the
CNS orals:
- High-dose almonertinib in EGFR+ NSCLC with CNS mets
- Ph III METIS trial: TTF in NSCLC brain mets

ASCO Beaumont RCSI Cancer Centre #LCSM

Great to meet Lynn M. Schuchter, MD, FASCO Dr Lynn Schuchter and @ASCO CMO Julie Gralow along with Queen's University Belfast 🎓 colleagues Prof Dan Longley and Prof Chris Scott at Farmleigh House

#CancerHasNoBorders

Bringing home the #CancerHasNoBorders session this morning, Prof Maeve Lowery from Trinity St James's Cancer Institute St James's Hospital highlights 4 key developments

➡️ Digicore
➡️ EU-X-CT : EU Cross-Border Clinical trials initiative
➡️ Personalised Cancer Medicine for Europe: PCM4EU
➡️ PRIME-ROSE

How can we get #lungcancer #biomarkertest results back faster?

In this #BTOG24 highlights reel Drs Gerry Hanna & Tom Newsom-Davis discuss a #BTOG24 poster which found that placing EBUS tissue samples on saline instead of formaldehyde improves results

Listen in & stay tuned.

#LCSM

Dr Alberto Costa (sporting an Irish suit bought in Milan) updates #CancerHasNoBorders at Farmleigh House

🇪🇺 The ambitious #EU Beating Cancer Plan has 2 key working groups:

➡️ Childhood and AYA Cancer
➡️ #lungcancer