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International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer  

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  • THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC), founded in 1972, is an international organization dedicated to the study, treatment, and prevention of lung cancer and to the dissemination of information about lung cancer to the medical community and the general public. As of 2006 the association had about 2,000 members in 53 countries. [Source: Encyclopedia of Cancer and Society; International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer]

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