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IMAGE: More than one in 10 patients with lung cancer do not know what type of tumor they have, according to data from a 17-country study carried out by the Global. view more
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- The increasing complexity of treatments for lung cancer and language differences can make it difficult for patients to communicate with their medical teams
- Risks of jeopardising the treatment and care journey as well as recent progress in patient empowerment.
Lugano, Switzerland; Denver, CO, USA, 17 March 2021 - More than one in 10 patients with lung cancer do not know what type of tumour they have, according to data from a 17-country study carried out by the Global Lung Cancer Coalition (GLCC) to be presented at the European Lung Cancer Conference (ELCC) (1). Nearly one in five patients surveyed did not feel involved in decisions about their treatment and care, and a similar proportion felt that they had never or only sometimes been treated with dignity and re