Yet to date, no such role has been developed in
Switzerland. Indeed, the Master of Science in Nursing has been
introduced relatively recently in Switzerland (since 2000 in the
German-speaking part and since 2009 in the French-speaking part
of Switzerland). Considering epidemiologic trends in lung cancer
and the psychosocial and physical burden of these patients, it is
imperative to develop the APLCN role in the Swiss context.