In March 2021 the Hellenic Society of Oncologists (HeSMO) presented a comprehensive action plan against lung cancer (2021–2026), which aims to lower the cases of lung cancer incidents in Greece, promote a higher survival rate, and enable a better experience for lung cancer patients and their caregivers. The Ministry of Health will have political supervision of the National Action Plan and will control its financial management. The National Committee for Lung Cancer, with the coordination of HeSMO, will directly cooperate with all those involved and will be accountable to the Ministry of Health for the implementation of the project. In November 2021, the deputy minister of health stated that the ministry is working on the preparation of the plan’s implementation in collaboration with EOPYY (National Organization for the Provision of Health Services), the Hellenic Pulmonary Society, with parallel representation from patients’ organizations.
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New lung cancer control strategy
30 November 2021 | Country Update
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- Charalampos Economou
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