It is with great sadness that we let you know that Tom Haswell passed away suddenly at home on Friday 27th November. Tom was a very much loved member of the BTOG Steering Committee and a hugely influential professional lung … Read More
Only a small proportion of lung cancer patients are being offered video consultations says a new report published today1 (26th November 2020), supported by Lung Cancer Nursing UK, the British Thoracic Oncology Group, UK Lung Cancer Coalition and Roy Castle … Read More
In addition to the On Demand feature which allows you to watch webinars you may have missed, we have also made them available to listen to as podcasts. You can access them here and also subscribe to them via the … Read More
The PePS2 Investigators would be most grateful if you would take a minute or two to complete this short survey which will be of significant importance in any decision to try to get access for our PS2 lung cancer patients to … Read More
The updated National Optimal Lung Cancer Pathway has just been released by NHS England. This optimal pathway is primarily designed to improve outcomes in lung cancer by encouraging best practice, reducing variation, and reducing delays in diagnosis, staging and treatment. … Read More
The National Lung Cancer Audit (NLCA) Spotlight Audit on Curative Intent Treatment is published today. This study was aimed at investigating why the curative intent treatment rates in patients with early-stage lung cancer are lower than expected and additionally to … Read More
The Royal College of Radiologists has recently published Radiotherapy for lung cancer – RCR consensus statements. The lung cancer statements should serve as a practical stimulus for lung cancer teams to review their current radiotherapy service to ensure that they … Read More
BTOG would like to say a fond farewell and thank you to Steering Committee members who have recently stepped-down. Matthew Hatton, Sam Janes, Jason Lester, Denis Talbot and Cindy Billingham have worked with BTOG for many years and their contribution … Read More
Dear colleagues, At this difficult time we all want to know how best to treat our patients. For this reason BTOG believes that for COVID-19 infected patients with thoracic malignancies, data capture at the International level is paramount. BTOG therefore … Read More
Colleagues, After careful consideration, BTOG has sadly decided that BTOG 2021 will not go ahead in January 2021. We hope to be able to hold BTOG 2021 in Spring 2021 and our 20th Conference – BTOG 2022 is in the … Read More