This is scary.
“More than one in 10 patients with lung cancer do not know what type of tumour they have.”
Educated patients and shared decision making lead to greater engagement and care.
More Than One in 10 Patients With Lung Cancer Do Not Know What Type They Have [ESMO Press Release]
LUGANO, Switzerland; DENVER, CO, USA - 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 respect by those treating them.