Dear Colleagues and Friends,
Welcome to the 2026 Canadian Lung Cancer Conference taking place at the Fairmont Pacific Rim in Vancouver, BC on Thursday, February 5, and Friday, February 6, 2026.
There have been exciting advances in the treatment, diagnosis & staging of lung cancer. The meeting continues to have a multi-disciplinary focus to meet the needs of a wide variety of professionals.
Topics appealing to Medical Oncology, Respiratory Medicine, Radiation Oncology, Thoracic Surgery and Pulmonary and Molecular Pathology as well as Oncology Nursing will be presented. Our guest speakers will provide a wealth of expertise and knowledge to optimize the treatment of lung cancer patients.
We hope you will join us for this very informative and timely meeting.
Yours truly,
Conference Chairs:
Dr. Barb Melosky, Dr. Cheryl Ho, Dr. Randeep Sangha and Dr. Devin Schellenberg
Objectives and Goals
• To improve the care of patients with lung cancer.
• To review and transfer knowledge of new approaches to the treatment of NSCLC.
• To discuss the role of radiation oncology in the management of NSCLC.
• To update surgical options in NSCLC therapy.
Executive Committee:
Chairs:
Dr. Barb Melosky
Dr. Cheryl Ho
Dr. Randeep Sangha
Dr. Devin Schellenberg
Planning Committee:
Dr. Shantanu Banerji
Dr. Normand Blais
Dr. Parneet Cheema
Dr. Quincy Chu
Dr. Glenn Goss
Dr. Diana Ionescu
Dr. Rosalyn Juergens
Dr. Stephen Lam
Dr. Natasha Leighl
Ms. Bonnie Leung
Dr. Geoffrey Liu
Dr. Anna McGuire
Ms. Teresa Ruston
Dr. Frances Shepherd
Dr. Stephanie Snow
Dr. Anand Swaminath
Dr. Ming Tsao
Dr. Paul Wheatley-Price
Ms. Kelly Zibrik
TLC | Training in Lung Cancer, Resident & Fellows’ Program
Thursday, February 5, 2026 – Live Attendance
Fairmont Pacific Rim, Emerald Room
Please note: Once you have applied for TLC your name will be submitted to the TLC Chairs for consideration. TLC Chairs, Dr. Randeep Sangha and Dr. Sarah Baker will confirm accepted candidates by November 28th, 2025. After receiving participation approval you will be requested to register for the main conference as well- Canadian Lung Cancer Conference.
Applications will be accepted until November 14, 2025.
Betty Rice Awards:
The Betty Rice Award for Lung Cancer Research was created by the Rice Family in memory of Mrs. Rice who died of lung cancer several years ago. The Betty Rice Award was established to promote lung cancer research by clinical fellows or graduate students. This year, three awards for research in the study of lung cancer will be bestowed in honour of Mrs. Rice.
- Pre-Clinical Research – Basic Science
- Medical Oncology Research
- Radiation Oncology Research
The amount of each of the the Betty Rice awards is $3000.
(Awardees must register for the Cdn Lung Cancer Conference)
The applications will be reviewed by a multi-disciplinary committee that will include Dr. Barb Melosky, Chair of the Betty Rice Award Review Committee, BC Cancer. Awards will be presented during the Canadian Lung Cancer Conference on Friday February 6, 2026 and their abstracts will be posted on the conference website.
The awardees must be able to attend the Cdn Lung Cancer Conference and accept the award in person.
Applications must be received by November 28th, 2025.