This years British Thoracic Oncology Group (BTOG) Annual Conference 2018, held in Dublin, Ireland, presented a range of exciting data, with talks on a National Optimal Lung Cancer Pathway (NOLCP) for the UK a hot topic. Speaking from the meeting, Sarah Morgan, of Hywel Dda University Health Board, Carmarthen, UK, gives us her high points from the meeting. She highlights information on the NOLCP, commenting on lung cancer care in Wales, as well as the collaborative research which the meeting fosters.