BTOG Steering Committee Members, Tanya Patrick and Neal Navani have reviewed the new 9th Edition TNM Lung Cancer Classification and produced:

BTOG is hoping to receive a stock of the laminated reference cards from IASLC to give out at BTOG events but in the meantime you can access PDF or buy online (free for IASLC members)  

In this special BTOG podcast, we partner with the National Lung Cancer Audit (NLCA) to explore the latest State of the Nation data and what it means for lung cancer care across the UK.

Host Tom Newsom-Davis is joined by leading experts including John Conibear, Douglas West, Lauren Dixon, and Sarah Cook to unpack the trends shaping modern practice—from the rise in early-stage diagnosis and expanding surgical capacity, to the growing complexity of systemic therapies and the role of data in driving improvement.

The discussion highlights how routinely collected NHS data is transformed into actionable insight, revealing variation in care, identifying opportunities for improvement, and ultimately helping teams deliver better outcomes for patients.

Key themes include:

This episode is essential listening for anyone involved in lung cancer care—offering practical insight into how data can be used to benchmark performance, reduce variation, and improve patient outcomes nationwide.

BTOG does Lung NETs:

Hosted by Dr Emma O'Dowd, Prof Matt Evison and Prof Was Mansoor explain why we should move beyond “carcinoid,” how diagnosis and staging pathways differ from standard lung cancer, and what is needed to improve access, follow-up, and treatment options.

BTOG does Lung NETs:

Hosted by Dr Emma O'Dowd, Prof Matt Evison and Prof Was Mansoor explain why we should move beyond “carcinoid,” how diagnosis and staging pathways differ from standard lung cancer, and what is needed to improve access, follow-up, and treatment options.

Join BTOG and the UKLCC to discuss the recent UKLCC conference “UK Lung Cancer: 20 years on – what’s next?”    

Participants:  

Dr Tom Newsom-Davis, Chair, BTOG Steering Committee and Consultant Thoracic Medical Oncologist at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London  

Dr Emma O’Dowd, BTOG Steering Committee Member and Consultant Respiratory Physician/Honorary Associate Professor at Nottingham University  

Dr David Gilligan, UKLCC Chair and Consultant Clinical Oncologist at Cambridge University Hospitals & Royal Papworth Hospitals, Cambridge, UK and an Affiliated Assistant Professor at the University of Cambridge.

A look at the top 10 abstracts – the rationale and design, efficacy, side effects and potential impact with Dr Tom Newsom-Davis, Chair, BTOG and Consultant Thoracic Medical Oncologist at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London; Dr Shobhit Baijal, BTOG Steering Committee Member and Consultant Medical Oncologist, University Hospital Birmingham NHS Trust, Birmingham and; Dr Sharmistha Ghosh, Associate Specialist Medical Oncology, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London.

In this episode of the series, BTOG Steering Committee member, Dr Emma O’Dowd, Consultant Respiratory Physician/Honorary Associate Professor at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust/University of Nottingham talk to Dr Clive Peedell, Consultant Clinical Oncologist, James Cook University Hospital.

In this episode of the series, BTOG Steering Committee Chair, Dr Tom Newsom-Davis, Consultant Thoracic Medical Oncologist at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London and BTOG Steering Committee member, Dr Emma O’Dowd, Consultant Respiratory Physician/Honorary Associate Professor at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust/University of Nottingham talk to Dr Jason Adhikaree, Clinical Associate Professor  in Oncology/Honorary Consultant in Medical Oncology, at Nottingham NHS Trust. 

In this episode of the series, BTOG Steering Committee Chair, Dr Tom Newsom-Davis, Consultant Thoracic Medical Oncologist at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London and BTOG Steering Committee member, Dr Emma O’Dowd, Consultant Respiratory Physician/Honorary Associate Professor at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust/University of Nottingham talk to Miss Sofina Begum, Consultant Thoracic Surgeon at Royal Brompton Hospital. 

BTOG Steering Committee Chair, Dr Tom Newsom-Davis, Consultant Thoracic Medical Oncologist at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London and BTOG Steering Committee member, Dr Emma O’Dowd, Consultant Respiratory Physician/Honorary Associate Professor at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust/University of Nottingham talks to Dr Helen Liddicoat, Respiratory Physician from Dundee.  Helen is Bronchoscopy Lead at her hospital and sits on the National Faculty for Advanced Bronchoscopy and Endobronchial Ultrasound at NHS Education Scotland.