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ED 03 - Global Lung Cancer Coalition – Data-Driven Lung Cancer Advocacy (ID 3)
- Event: WCLC 2015
- Type: Education Session
- Track: Advocacy
- Presentations: 1
- Moderators:M. Rigney, J. Schiller
- Coordinates: 9/07/2015, 14:15 - 15:45, 703
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ED03.01 - Global Lung Cancer E-Atlas - How Can This Be Used as a Tool to Advocate for Change? (ID 1778)
14:15 - 15:45 | Author(s): S. Winstone
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Background: The Global Lung Cancer Coalition (GLCC) is a unique partnership dedicated to improving disease outcomes for all lung cancer patients worldwide. The GLCC has a clear objective to place lung cancer on the global agenda. There are known to be significant variations both between and within countries in terms of: lung cancer incidence, mortality and survival; access to the latest treatments and to high quality specialist healthcare professionals; and investment in research and clinical trials. Evidence of variations can be a powerful tool for advocates – both clinicians and patient advocacy groups – to use to engage with policymakers about the ways in which legislative or regulatory policies can be shaped to optimise treatment and care for people living with lung cancer. However, there was no single statistical resource for the global lung cancer community to use in comparing countries, benchmarking progress, and campaigning. In 2014, therefore, the GLCC created the Global Lung Cancer E-Atlas, making accessible in one place the latest published information about lung cancer's global impact and outcomes, in an interactive format. Creating the E-Atlas: Potential data sources were mapped to identify the most current and comparable available. Incidence and mortality data were drawn from GLOBOCAN 2012[i], which provides contemporary estimates of the incidence, mortality and prevalence from major types of cancer, at national level, for 184 countries. The estimates are based on the most recent data available at the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) though more recent figures may be available directly from local sources. Survival data were drawn from a variety of sources, where available. These included: CONCORD-2[ii], which includes data provided by 279 cancer registries in 67 countries; the EUROCARE-5 study[iii], which provides the most up-to-date survival analysis for patients diagnosed with cancer across 29 European countries; and the International Cancer Benchmarking Partnership (ICBP)[iv], which includes data from population-based cancer registries in 6 countries – Australia, Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom. The E-Atlas also details whether each country operates a cancer plan or has implemented the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control with data drawn from responses to the World Health Organization Noncommunicable Diseases Country profiles[v], covering 184 countries. GLCC members were invited to validate data for their country and identify any more recent national data. If more recent data were found then these were added. Using the E-Atlas: The E-Atlas allows anyone to compare statistics for lung cancer across the world. It is publically accessible on the GLCC’s website: http://www.lungcancercoalition.org/atlas/ (Figure 1): Figure 1 Figure 1: GLCC Global Lung Cancer E-Atlas home page By clicking on individual countries, or using the search function, users can 'zoom in' on different areas to see the figures for that nation. The E-Atlas also has a comparison tool, enabling the user to select up to four countries and directly compare the figures for them (Figure 2). Figure 2 Figure 2: the comparator tool GLCC campaigners have been using the E-Atlas to support engagement with national policy-makers and influencers. To support this, the project team produced a campaigning toolkit, giving headline figures, tips for engagement and template materials (press releases, briefing documents and a presentation for adaptation). Conclusions: Feedback from GLCC members confirms that the E-Atlas is a helpful resource in their campaigning and advocacy. The GLCC is continuing to develop the E-Atlas, and it will be updated with breakdowns by age and gender. The GLCC is also keen for the E-Atlas to be shared and to receive feedback (via http://www.lungcancercoalition.org/atlas/contact.php) on additional national data for inclusion or suggestions for further development. References: [i] GLOBOCAN 2012 v1.0, Cancer Incidence and Mortality Worldwide: IARC Cancer Base No. 11, Ferlay J, Soerjomataram I, Ervik M, Dikshit R, Eser S, Mathers C, Rebelo M, Parkin DM, Forman D, Bray, F. Lyon, 2013, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available at: http://globocan.iarc.fr/Default.aspx [ii] Global surveillance of cancer survival 1995–2009: analysis of individual data for 25 676 887 patients from 279 population-based registries in 67 countries (CONCORD-2), C Allemani, H Weir, H Carreira, R Harewood, D Spika, X Wang, et al. The Lancet, Volume 385, No. 9972, p977–1010, 14 March 2015. [iii] EUROCARE-5-a population-based study of cancer survival in Europe 1999-2007 by country and age. Available at: https://w3.iss.it/site/EU5Results/ [iv] Cancer survival in Australia, Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and the UK, 1995-2007 (the International Cancer Benchmarking Partnership): an analysis of population-based cancer registry data, MP Coleman, D Forman, H Bryan, J Butler, B Rachet, C Maringe, et al. The Lancet Volume 377, No. 9760, p127–138, 8 January 2011. [v] Noncommunicable Diseases Country Profiles 2011, World Health Organization (WHO), 2011. Available at: http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2011/9789241502283_eng.pdf
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