Table 2– Professionals providing the majority of specific modalities of lung cancer care by country
CountryChemotherapyRadiotherapySurgeryPalliative care
AlbaniaOncologistRTxThoracicPalliative care physician
AustriaRespiratory physician/oncologistRTxThoracicRespiratory physician/oncologist/ palliative care physician
BelarusOncologistRTxThoracicRespiratory physician
BelgiumRespiratory physician/oncologistRTxGeneral (cardio/
cardiothoracic)		Oncologist
Bosnia-HerzegovinaRespiratory physicianRTxThoracicPalliative care physician/respiratory physician
BulgariaOncologistRTxThoracicOncologist
CroatiaRespiratory physician/oncologistRTxThoracicRespiratory physician
CyprusOncologistRTxCardiothoracicOncologist
Czech RepublicRespiratory physicianRTxThoracicRespiratory physician
DenmarkOncologistRTxThoracicOncologist
EstoniaOncologistRTxThoracicRespiratory physician
FinlandRespiratory physician/oncologistRTxCardiothoracicPrimary Care
FranceRespiratory physicianRTxThoracicRespiratory physician/oncologist/
RTx
GermanyRespiratory physicianRTxThoracicRespiratory physician/oncologist/
palliative care physician
GreeceRespiratory physician/oncologistRTxThoracicRespiratory physician
HungaryRespiratory physicianRTxThoracicRespiratory physician
IcelandOncologistRTxCardiothoracicOncologist
IrelandOncologistRTxCardiothoracicPalliative care physician
ItalyOncologistRTxThoracic/
general		Oncologist
KyrgyzstanOncologistRTxThoracicOncologist
LithuaniaRespiratory physicianRTxThoracicPrimary care
LuxembourgRespiratory physician/oncologistRTxCardiothoracicPalliative care physician
MaltaOncologistRTxCardiothoracicPalliative care physician/oncologist
NetherlandsRespiratory physicianRTxCardiothoracic/
thoracic/general		Primary care
NorwayRespiratory physicianRTxCardiothoracicRespiratory physician/palliative care physician
PolandOncologistRTxThoracicPalliative care physician
PortugalRespiratory physicianRTxThoracicRespiratory physician
RomaniaOncologistRTxThoracicOncologist/respiratory physician/palliative care physician
SerbiaRespiratory physicianRTxThoracicRespiratory physician
SloveniaRespiratory physician/oncologistRTxThoracicRespiratory physician
SlovakiaOncologistRTxThoracicRespiratory physician/oncologist
SpainOncologistRTxThoracicRespiratory physician
SwedenRespiratory physicianRTxThoracicPalliative care physician
SwitzerlandOncologistRTxThoracicPalliative care physician
TurkeyRespiratory physician/oncologistRTxThoracicRespiratory physician
UkraineOncologistRTxThoracicOncologist
UKOncologistRTxThoracic/
cardiothoracic		Respiratory physician/palliative care physician

  • RTx: radiation/clinical oncologist.