It's May & Thymic Malignancy Awareness Month has begun!

There will be a range of webinars for both patients and clinicians.

You can find details on already confirmed webinars on itmig.org/tmam/ with more events to follow.

If you missed todays British Thoracic Society (BTS) webinar, it’s now online

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Thank you to all the speakers & attendees for such an engaging discussion - time to implement this simple framework for tobacco dependent inpatients Sanjay Agrawal Duncan Fullerton Louise Restrick

British Thoracic Society (BTS) ThoraxBMJ In relation to the tobacco industry, BTS will work with colleagues in this country & overseas to combat misinformation about, & active promotion of, tobacco products, as well as highlighting that tobacco industry funding for academic institutions or research is unacceptable. /n

BTS statement on Vectura becoming part of the tobacco industry.
thorax.bmj.com/content/77/6/5… British Thoracic Society (BTS) ThoraxBMJ /n

Philip Morris kills at least a million people/year.
Nobody needs to use an asthma inhaler made by the tobacco industry.

Medical education provider Medscape has bowed to pressure and agreed to permanently remove a series of medical education courses on smoking cessation funded by the tobacco industry giant Philip Morris International, The BMJ and The Examination finds
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An astonishing episode: Medscape bows to pressure and will permanently remove a series of medical education courses funded by the tobacco industry (Philip Morris).
bmj.com/content/385/bm… The BMJ Hristio Boytchev ThoraxBMJ American Thoracic Society (ATS) ERS

Great work Dr Nick Hopkinson. Pleased to see that Medscape have finally seen sense and removed all the tobacco industry (Philip Morris International) funded medical education content and podcasts. The Pharmaceutical Journal

Essential to Prehab is encouraging & supporting patients to stop smoking. It's hard work going alone, but the impact that having treatment for tobacco dependence can have on surgical outcomes is huge. Many thanks NCSCT for their webinar today #smokefreenhs #stopsmoking #prehab

With 6,900 referrals & an incredible engagement rate of 70%! Huge thank you to everyone involved Matthew Evison Javed Sultan Claire O’Rourke 💙 🐝 🇮🇪 Gemma Faulkner Roger Prudham Tony Collier BEM Zoe Merchant OT john moore Jack Murphy Greater Manchester Cancer Alliance GM Active CIC

Incredible service by an incredible team 👏👏👏👏👏👏 supporting patients diagnosed with cancer through their treatment. Such an important aspect of cancer care BTOG NHS Greater Manchester Greater Manchester Cancer Alliance

Join us for this British Thoracic Society (BTS) webinar 1st May to discuss the new clinical statement on the medical management of tobacco dependency in inpatients. A simple framework that can be implemented by all hospital clinicians with substantial benefits

brit-thoracic.org.uk/education-and-…

After 20 yrs working towards this - finally we've incorporated tumor measurements in T staging for #Mesothelioma . IASLC database/5AM Zoom calls/1000's of patients. authors.elsevier.com/c/1izvC5Xq2QYj… best survival curve separation so far. sciencedirect.com/science/articl… Ritu R Gill MD, MPH FACR iMig 2021

Money is still a key motivator to quit smoking - research by Sarah Jackson at Behavioural Science & Health UCL. Nothing could be more true for people like Camille who found quitting freed up money for the family for nicer things, and considerably eased financial worries...

Earlier this week, Dr Stephen Bradley presented our paper and recommendations to improve early diagnosis in symptomatic #lungcancer patients at #BTOG24 .

Robyn's story is a startling example of why these recommendations are so vital...

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Thanks John and congratulations to BTOG #BTOG24 organising committee for putting together an excellent programme

Huge 🙏 to Visit Belfast Tourism NI Belfast City Council and ICC Belfast | International Convention Centre for excellent hosting and showcasing #Belfast

Kicking off the Thymic session at #BTOG24 Matthew Evison gives fantastic run through the BTOG Anterior mediastinal (suspected thymic) lesion diagnostic pathway

Matthew Evison presents the BTOG anterior mediastinal diagnostic patient

Essential viewing for anyone involved in a thoracic caver MDT

Available to download at btog.org

#LCSM #BTOG24