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Diagnosis

We have various Diagnosis publications that will be able to give you information on your diagnosis, other types of diagnosis, and how to handle them.

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ALK Positive UK is committed to producing reliable, accurate and up to date content reflecting the best available research evidence, and best clinical practice. We aim to provide unbiased information free from any commercial conflicts of interest. 

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All About CT & PET Scans

This document contains information on Computed Tomography (CT) Scans and cancer.

Brain Metastases

This American Lung Association webpage contains information on Brain Metastases from Lung Cancer.

Early Diagnosis

ALK Positive UK, EGFR Positive UK and the Ruth Strauss Foundation have jointly developed an award winning campaign.

LCINS - A Hidden Disease

This document provides information for patients about lung cancer in never smokers.

Liquid Biopsies (A Short Video)

This video contains information about the importance of Liquid Biopsies in advanced NSCLC.

Lung Cancer in Never-smokers (LCINS)

This document contains information on the development of uk research on lung cancer in never smokers.

NCCN Patient Guidelines

This document contains information on Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Metastatic.

Oncogene NSCLC Guidelines

This document contains information on fertility considerations in targeted biologic therapy.

TNM Staging

This document contains a summary on TNM Staging lung cancer, created by the IASLC

Understanding Biomarker Reports

This webpage contains patient education for reading and understanding Biomarker test result reports.

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