Lung Cancer Study Group
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Looking back to 2021, the GECP marks the high point of this year as the organization of the 9th Portuguese Congress on Lung Cancer in face-to-face format, which does something that the COVID-19 pandemic made it impossible for us in…
Today is the National Non-Smoker Day, an event created with the aim of congratulating all Portuguese people who do not smoke and who thus contribute to their health.It is common knowledge that tobacco has numerous harms and a negative impact…
At the age of 21, the Lung Cancer Study Group (GECP) decided to update its logo. For this, 4 options were created, which were put into televoting over the 3 days of the 9th GECP Congress, so that participants could…
Today, October 16, is World Food Day.In this context, the Lung Cancer Study Group invited Dr. Elsa Madureira, a nutritionist at the University Hospital Center of São João (Porto), to answer some questions related to nutrition and lung cancer.Is there…
We celebrate this date remembering all that can be gained by giving up smoking.More energy, more money, more beauty, more family, more health. Above all, more life!Watch the testimonies of five ex-smokers on the link below, with messages of strength,…
Recently, an update to the ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for early or locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer, focusing on local and systemic diagnosis, staging, and therapy, was published.On behalf of the ESMO Guidelines Committee, Prof. Dr. Jordi Remon (HM-Clara…
Webinar | 04.09.2021 1st iOncoCare and GECP Meeting, see the program:
Do you know what treatments are currently available for lung cancer?In the aftermath of World Lung Cancer Day, we share a video entirely dedicated to the therapeutic options available for the most appropriate treatment for each patient.Watch the video and…
Members of the Lung Cancer Study Group highlight the importance of early diagnosis of this pathology, as well as prevention through the elimination of the consumption of tobacco products.Dr. Teresa Almodovar (President of the GECP Board) was on the program…
Every year, in Portugal, more than 5 thousand people are diagnosed with lung cancer. As important as the early diagnosis and the adequate treatment for each patient and the specificity of the tumor, is the fight against the stigma experienced…
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in PortugalThe most effective preventive measure is to eliminate tobacco consumptionData from the World Health Organization (WHO) estimate about 5,415,000 new cases of lung cancer in 2020, representing the leading cause…
The 3rd edition of the book “100 Key Questions on Lung Cancer” is now available for consultation and download on the GECP website!Coordinated and prefaced by Dr. Teresa Almodovar, pulmonologist at the Portuguese Institute of Oncology in Lisbon (IPO Lisbon)…
