Mission
THE MISSION OF THE IASLC FOUNDATION IS TO SUPPORT THE IASLC IN ORDER TO:1. EMBRACE THE STUDY OF THE ETIOLOGY, EPIDEMIOLOGY, PREVENTION, DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT, AND ALL OTHER ASPECTS OF LUNG CANCER AND OTHER THORACIC MALIGNANCIES;2. PROVIDE EDUCATION AND INFORMATION ABOUT LUNG CANCER AND OTHER THORACIC MALIGNANCIES TO IASLC MEMBERS, TO THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY AT LARGE, AND TO THE PUBLIC;3. USE ALL AVAILABLE MEANS TO ELIMINATE LUNG CANCER AND OTHER THORACIC MALIGNANCIES AS A HEALTH THREAT FOR THE INDIVIDUAL PATIENT AND THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.