Lega Italiana per la Lotta contro i Tumori of Milan Monza Brianza APS, is a non profit organization founded in 1948 thanks to a strong culture of solidarity and education of health, acts in Milan, Monza Brianza and hinterland with the aim of facing the cancer problem in its wholeness through various services in the area of prevention, early diagnosis and assistance with the support of well-prepared 700 volunteers and the sponsorship of the medical research. The intervention areas are:

• Prevention activities: programmes against smoking, prevention in schools, awareness and medical information conferences with the aim to educate people to a proper life-style, activities in the Antismoke Institutes of Milan and Monza that tend to eliminate smoke addiction and assistance for the application of “No smoking Policy “ in companies.
• Early Diagnosis: 7 Ambulatories, at disposal of people without bureaucratic procedures, where medical staff carry out examinations for breast cancer, skin, oral cavity, prostate, and exams such as mammography, mammary echography and pap-test.
• Health care activities: in hospital and at home, socio-medical assistance, volunteers that see patient’s home/hospital/home for therapies, hospitality in welcome homes for adults and children. Training School for Volunteers opened to other Associations.
• Sponsorship for oncology institutions – research: cash grants to the clinic research and to other institutions that work on oncology area, scholarships, conferences and training/refresher courses for the medical staff.

As representative of Italy in this project, it will implement and adapt the Canadian model Nav-Care in Milan, Monza Brianza and hinterland areas. Also LILT will coordinate all the Italian team composed by volunteers coordinators and senior researchers from INT, as well recruit and train all navigators in Italy.