Lung Cancer
About
In the United States, lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in both men and women. While smoking increases the risk of several cancers and is the strongest risk factor for lung cancer, lung cancer can be diagnosed in anyone, including those who have never smoked and others with no known risk factors.
The American Cancer Society is working with leading experts in lung cancer to offer cutting-edge information on lung cancer prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.
ECHO Series
September 2022
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May 2023
Lung Cancer Biomarker Testing ECHO 2022-2023 Expansion
Building off the three-state pilot from 2021, this ECHO will utilize a state-based approach in Florida, South Carolina, Virginia, Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, West Virginia, and Tennessee will feature a mix of both collective sessions with The Eastern and Central hubs participating together and sessions that are solely comprised of institutions within each state. The goals are for participants to gain knowledge and confidence to address the overlapping and common barriers that exist within their respective cancer teams and institutions and be equipped to successfully implement NSCLC biomarker testing in a multidisciplinary setting at their respective institutions. Moreover, the state-based approach will foster collaboration to address the common barriers related to biomarker testing within each state or region, reflective of their unique cultural, geographic, and payer landscape.
Explore This ECHO SeriesMay 2021
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February 2022
Lung Cancer Biomarker Testing ECHO
This ECHO will utilize a state-based approach in Kentucky, Georgia, and Mississippi and will feature a mix of both collective sessions with all three states participating together and sessions that are solely comprised of institutions within each state. The goals are for participants to gain knowledge and confidence to address the overlapping and common barriers that exist within their respective cancer teams and institutions and be equipped to successfully implement NSCLC biomarker testing in a multidisciplinary setting at their respective institutions. Moreover, the state-based approach will foster collaboration to address the common barriers related to biomarker testing within each state or region, reflective of their unique cultural, geographic, and payer landscape.
Explore This ECHO SeriesJanuary 2021
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September 2021
Getting Back on Track With Cancer Screenings ECHO
The American Cancer Society (ACS) and the National Football League (NFL) are collaborating to focus on cancer screening during the COVID-19 pandemic in community health centers across the country. The Getting Back on Track With Cancer Screenings ECHO aims to help health centers to develop and adopt new processes and protocols to tackle this backlog and safely restart cancer screening.
Explore This ECHO SeriesFebruary 2020
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October 2021
Lung Cancer Screening and Tobacco Cessation ECHO
The ACS NFL Lung Cancer Screening & Tobacco Cessation ECHO Series builds upon the primary goals of the Community Health Advocates Implementing Nationwide Grants for Empowerment and Equity (CHANGE) grant-funded project by sharing knowledge and evidence-informed best practices on critical topics across the lung cancer screening continuum. The sessions will ultimately help the grantees increase their respective lung cancer screening rates, increase access and navigation to specialized care, including follow-up for abnormal findings and intervention for cancer diagnoses and finally improve evidence-based tobacco cessation interventions to help individuals quit smoking.
Explore This ECHO SeriesMay 2018
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May 2019
Lung Cancer Patient Support ECHO
The Lung Cancer Patient Support ECHO has been made possible through a partnership between the American Cancer Society and Project ECHO© (University of New Mexico) with funding from Merck. This clinic is a part of a larger initiative by the American Cancer Society to increase lung cancer screening, improve lung cancer outcomes across the continuum of care, and reduce lung cancer mortality as outlined in its cancer control blueprint.
Explore This ECHO Series