International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer: Researchers Probe New Territory in Treating Patients with Lung Cancer during COVID-19 Pandemic
To view a recording of the press briefing, visit: https://vimeo.com/506248459/caa7346336
SINGAPORE, Jan. 29, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) On February 27, 2020, the flagship journal of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer, the
Journal of Thoracic Oncology, published a case study that described two patients from Wuhan, China who recently underwent lung lobectomies for adenocarcinoma and were retrospectively found to have had COVID-19 at the time of surgery.
Eleven months later, the lung cancer research community gathered virtually at the IASLC 2020 World Conference on Lung Cancer Singapore to share a number of research findings examining the intersection of COVID-19 and lung cancer. Researchers from a variety of countries participated in a press briefing to examine the connection between lung cancer and COVID-19.