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data-contrast=\"auto\">he following organisations\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">publish evidence-based guidelines<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, clinical\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">resources<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and care pathways\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in lung cancer<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Some organisations also provide health professional education.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559738":200,"335559739":200,"335559740":276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"26\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/anzlcnf.com.au\/\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Australia New Zealand Lung Cancer Nurses Forum<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"134233279":true,"201341983":0,"335559738":200,"335559739":200,"335559740":276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li 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It takes you through the following topics:<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul><li>Specialist appointment<\/li><li>Diagnosis and staging<\/li><li>Smoking<\/li><li>Multi-disciplinary team care<\/li><li>Treatment and monitoring<ul><li>Immunotherapy<\/li><li>Chemotherapy<\/li><li>Radiotherapy<\/li><li>Surgery<\/li><li>Clinical trials<\/li><li>Targeted therapies<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>o Supportive and palliative care<\/li><li>Follow up<\/li><li>Survivorship<\/li><li>Disease recurrence<\/li><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For further information about Lung Cancer visit our<a href=\"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/patients-carers\/conditions\/lung-cancer\/overview\/\"> website<\/a>. 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