Description of event:
15th World Conference on Lung Cancer
27th to 31st October 2013
Sydney, Australia
• Enhance tobacco control and smoking cessation
• Identify effective global
lung cancer prevention strategies
• Understand risk stratification for
screening and early detection
• Utilise optimal biopsy and molecular testing strategies to support individualized care
• Optimize cost-effective
imaging for
diagnosis, staging and follow-up
• Describe best practice multi-disciplinary
management and identify barriers to its implementation
• Appreciate emerging technologies and recent advances in treatment for
lung cancer
• Highlight optimal symptom relief and palliation strategies for thoracic cancers
• Practice survivorship and support strategies
Educational Sessions
These sessions offer multidisciplinary exploration of focused topics related to thoracic
oncology. Particular care will be taken to ensure that these sessions are integrated in terms of such issues as surgical, radiation, and medical
oncology; symptom
management; health services research; global perspectives; and
pathology, as appropriate.
Highlights of the Day Sessions
In these sessions experts in the field will summarize the essence of selected abstracts of
clinical/translational research presented on the previous day.
Interactive Grand Rounds Sessions
These sessions invite active participation of audience using interactive keypad technology. After a brief introductory lecture, a typical case scenario will be presented for discussion with a series of questions for the audience to answer.
Mini Symposia Sessions
In these sessions, reports on the latest scientific results, controversial issues, and emerging concepts will be presented. Experts in the field place the studies in the appropriate context based on the strength of the evidence and critically discuss the conclusions in terms of their applicability to
clinical practice.
Submission Categories
1.
LUNG CANCER BIOLOGY
a.
Cancer Biology
b. Novel
Cancer Genes and
Pathways
c. Technology and Model Development
d.
Tumor Immunology
2. TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH
a. Preclinical Models of Therapeutics/
Imaging
b. Prognostic and Predictive
Biomarkers
3.
CLINICAL RESEARCH
a. Surgery
b. Radiotherapy
c. Chemotherapy
d. Combined Modality
e. Non-Small
Cell Lung Cancer
i. Advanced Stage
1. Chemotherapy
2. Novel Therapies
ii. Early Stage
f. Small-
Cell Lung Cancer
g. Mesothelioma
h. Thymoma
i. Esophagus
j. Other Thoracic Malignancies
k. Bronchoscopy, Endoscopy
l.
Imaging
m.
Pathology
4.
CANCER CONTROL AND
EPIDEMIOLOGY
a. Early Detection and
Screening
b.
Diagnosis and Staging
c.
Epidemiology, Etiology
d. Tobacco Control, Prevention, and Chemoprevention
Location:
Street Address:
Darling Drive
Darling Harbour
Sydney, Australia
The Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre is located in Darling Harbour. Darling Harbour is Sydney's most exciting entertainment precinct, where business meets pleasure on the waters edge. Only moments from the
heart of Sydney's city centre, Darling Harbour is accessible by ferry,
water taxi,
light rail, bus, car, monorail or foot.
Contact us:
13100 East Colfax Avenue
Unit 10
Aurora, CO 80011
USA