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TO SUPPORT PEOPLE AFFECTED BY THYMIC CANCERS, AND TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND ACCESS TO AVAILABLE TREATMENTS FOR PATIENTS WITH THYMIC CANCERS IN THE UK. WE WILL ENDEAVOUR TO DO THIS BY:A. IDENTIFYING PATIENTS WITH THYMIC CANCERS AND OFFERING SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THEIR JOURNEY.B. PROVIDING INFORMATION RESOURCES FOR PATIENTS, CARERS AND MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS SUCH AS LISTING AVAILABLE TREATMENTS, CLINICAL TRIALS AND THE LOCATION OF THYMIC CANCER SPECIALISTS IN THE UK.C. RAISING AWARENESS OF THYMIC CANCERS AMONGST THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS.D. PROMOTING RESEARCH INTO THE CAUSES, DETECTION, DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF THYMIC CANCERS.E. LIAISING WITH RELEVANT ORGANISATIONS SUCH AS THE BRITISH THORACIC ONCOLOGY GROUP (BTOG), INTERNATIONAL THYMIC MALIGNANCY INTEREST GROUP (ITMIG) AND THE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF KNOWLEDGE AND TREATMENT OF THYMIC CANCERS.F. LIAISING WITH AND INFLUENCING KEY HEALTH DECISION MAKERS SUCH AS NICE AND THE NHS IN THE UK.G. FACILITATING FUNDRAISING TO PROMOTE THE ABOVE OBJECTIVES.