PPT-Advances in Lung Cancer Treatment

Stereotactic Radiotherapy Drew Moghanaki MD MPH Hunter Holmes McGuire Veterans Affairs Medical Center Director of Clinical Radiation Oncology Research VCU Massey Cancer Center Associate Professor. Each year more people die of lung cancer than of colon breast and prostate canc ers combined Most lung cancers could be prevented because they are related to smoking or secondhand smoke or less often to exposure to radon or other environmental facto Beth . Eaby. -Sandy, MSN, CRNP, OCN. ®. Nurse Practitioner. Abramson . Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania. Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest. Beth . Eaby. -Sandy, MSN, CRNP, . O. CN. ®. Consequences of the Lack of Patients of color & Structural barriers to Quality. Christopher S. Lathan, M.D., M.S., M.P.H. Assistant Professor of Medicine. Faculty Director of Cancer Care Equity, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Reasons why lung cancer survival is still variable and poor?. Late presentation . Deprivation (not just smoking, but mainly). Lack of advocacy & research. Stigma. Access to staff,diagnostics and treatment. Ana Rima. Lung Cancer: Incidence and Mortality. New cases in 2013: 228,190. 40% with stage IV disease at presentation (~ 90,000). ~ 160,000 deaths in 2012, comparable to prostate, pancreas, breast, and colon cancer combined. Lung cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in Canada and the leading cause of cancer death in men and women.. The National Lung Screening Trial (NLST) in the United States demonstrated a 20% mortality reduction with annual low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) screening in current and former smokers age 55-74 with a 30 pack-year history.. Lung Cancer: Medical Aspects of Causation. Aneuploidy. Unlimited cell reproduction and failure of cell death. Animal Studies. Basic Toxicology. New Data on Causation. New Studies. New Statistics. Number of cases. Kamil Konopka. Department of Oncology, University Hospital in Cracow. Lung cancer epidemiology. Most common malignancy worldwide. 14% of all new cancers are lung cancers. Lung cancer (NSCLC&SCLC) is the second most common cancer in both men and women (excluding skin cancers). . 5. th. most commonly diagnosed cancer in Australia. 8.9% of new cancer diagnoses. In 2009: . 10,193 cases (. 6034 . men, 4159 women). Projection to . 2020.  . 13,640. Mortality. In 2010 most common cause of cancer death. Mrs. Lamis Al-Sayyari. 1. First, How Do Lungs Work? . Your lungs are part of the respiratory system, a group of organs and tissues that work together to help you breathe. The respiratory system's main job is to move fresh air into your body while removing waste gases.. Use of guidelines. The diagnosis, staging and fitness assessments in this pathway should be completed with reference to current national guidelines. The NOLCP is also supported by a series of . Diagnostic Standards of Care. cancer. Dr Adam Dangoor. University Hospitals Bristol & Weston. 1980s & 1990s. Meta-analysis. 1995. Advances in management of advanced disease. Adjuvant chemotherapy. Interpretation of trials and TNM. 1. Access and treatment for cancer outline . 2. Cancer diagnosed as an emergency in London. Variation . Types of treatment (breast cancer). Variation in bowel cancer outcomes. Variation in lung cancer outcomes . 4/1/24. Michael Forte, MD. Outline . Lung Cancer screening . Lung nodules / Lung Rads . Benign Lung Tumors . Malignant Neoplasm of the Lung . Lung cancer treatment for the internist . Paraneoplastic syndromes/malignant pleural effusions .