Editor & lead author
NTOG's clinical content is written and edited by a named thoracic-oncology clinician-scientist.
Heidi Andersén, MD, PhD
Docent, Tampere University · Clinical Lecturer, University of Turku · Clinical lead, Finnish lung cancer registry
Heidi Andersén is a thoracic / lung oncology physician and researcher. She writes and edits NTOG's clinical and educational content, including the multidisciplinary-team (MDT) tools, treatment-value education, and screening and nodule resources.
Areas of focus: lung cancer, thoracic oncology, cancer registries and quality indicators, multidisciplinary team work, treatment-value communication.
Disclosures & independence
In the interest of transparency:
- Heidi Andersén is clinical lead of the Finnish lung cancer registry and founder of Vahtian, which provides the independent software engine behind NTOG's interactive tools. NTOG's clinical content is editorially independent of the tool engine.
- University affiliations and the registry role are listed for identification only. Tampere University, the University of Turku and the Finnish lung cancer registry do not endorse NTOG or its tools.
- NTOG content is educational and decision-support; the interactive tools are not medical devices and do not issue clinical recommendations. Clinical decisions should follow official national guidelines and a qualified multidisciplinary team.
ORCID: 0000-0001-5923-5865