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Task Force Mission

The Lung Cancer Task Force is focused on decreasing the impact of lung cancer on public health.  The Lung Cancer Task Force strives to increase awareness of lung cancer as the leading cause of cancer death in Colorado, encourage prevention of lung cancer through smoking cessation and radon mitigation, promote lung cancer screening CT and improve access to care.

Meeting Information

Member Organizations

Alison Laevey, Co-Chair

Principal, emPOWERED Decisions
Contact Alison

Jim Fenton, MD, Co-Chair

Pulmonologist, Department of Medicine, National Jewish South Denver
Contact Jim
  • American Cancer Society
  • American Heart Association
  • American Lung Association
  • Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Astra Zeneca
  • Boulder County
  • Centura Health
  • Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Denver Health
  • Diversified Radiology
  • GASP
  • emPOWERED Decisions
  • Hospital Corporation of America
  • Healthier Colorado International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer
  • Exempla Lutheran Medical Center
  • Kaiser Permanente Colorado
  • Logos Imaging
  • National Jewish Health
  • Presbyterian St. Luke’s Medical Center
  • Rose Medical Center
  • SCL Health Swedish Medical Center
  • Tobacco Free Kids
  • University of Colorado Denver Anschutz
  • VA of Denver
  • Wheeler Advisory Group

Task Force Action Plan

The Task Force created a 2 year Action Plan in May 2016.

Action Plan

Lung Cancer Awareness Social Media Kit

Download the toolkit.

Lung Cancer Task Force Current Work

Educate patients and health care providers about Lung Cancer Screening CT.

Lung Cancer Task Force Successes

Creation of a Tobacco Tax Initiative which will be on the November 2016 ballot – our Task Force served as the energizing force to engage other stakeholders and organizations to get the Initiative on the ballot.

Task Force Meeting Minutes

Join the Lung Cancer Task Force

Use the button below to sign up for updates from the Lung Cancer Task Force and the Colorado Cancer Coalition.

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Lung Cancer Support Group Events

Resources for Patients

http://www.shouldiscreen.com

http://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/index.cfm/tools-and-resources/patient-decision-aids/lung-cancer-screening/

https://www.thoracic.org/patients/patient-resources/resources/decision-aid-lcs.pdf

http://www.lung.org/lung-health-and-diseases/lung-disease-lookup/lung-cancer/diagnosing-and-treating/is-lung-cancer-screening-right.html

http://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/info.cfm?pg=screening-lung

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/news/new-lung-cancer-screening-guidelines-for-heavy-smokers

Resources for Providers

http://www.acr.org/Quality-Safety/Resources/Lung-Imaging-Resources

https://www.thoracic.org/statements/resources/lcod/LungCA_screen_st.pdf

https://www.aapm.org/pubs/CTProtocols/documents/LungCancerScreeningCT.pdf

http://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/index.cfm/tools-and-resources/patient-decision-aids/lung-cancer-screening/

Screening Resources

2017 Screening Guidelines from the Colorado Cancer Coalition Symposium