While much of our normal lives are still on hold in many places around the world, particularly in the Americas, it’s still important for us to maintain our connections to the world […]
Guest post: Dr. Migliore and the IV Mediterranean Symposium on Thoracic Oncology
Dr. Marcello Migliore reports on the highlights from the recent Mediterranean Symposium on Thoracic Oncology
The Mediterranean IV thoracic oncology symposium
It’s not too late to register for the upcoming Thoracic Oncology Symposium in Catania, Italy. The symposium is being held April 6th and 7th and is sponsored by the University of Catania and […]
Advances in Thoracic Surgical Oncology
an upcoming conference on thoracic oncology in New York, New York
Pleural fluid cytopathology
How to prepare a proper specimen for pleural fluid cytology & cytopathological analysis.
The Stigma of Lung Cancer
Medscape interviews Dr. Schiller regarding the stigma of lung cancer, as a ‘deserved disease.”
Recommended reading: Advances in Lung Cancer
this 2012 article by Hannon & Yendamuri explains the newest methods and modalities of treating nonsmall cell lung cancer (NCLC) as well as the importance of accurate staging for diagnosis and evidence-based treatment.
CT scans for the early detection of lung cancer: new recommendations
Article re-post on the newest recommendations for screening guidelines for early detection of lung cancer. Second in a series on lung cancer related topics as part of Lung Cancer Month.
The Pearl Ribbon
the social stigma of lung cancer and the ‘pearl’ ribbon campaign
Lung Resection in the Elderly – the Harvard/ Keating experience
a new article published in Cancer, and summarized at Medscape talks about the importance of Lung Resection for long-term survival in Lung Cancer.
SITS lobectomy with Dr. Diego Gonzalez
Discussion of a case report by Gonzalez, Paradela, Garcia & Dela Torre (2011) of a lobectomy by single incision thoracoscopic surgery.
Mailbag: Cancer Treatment Centers of America & Lung Cancer
Cirugia de Torax answers one of the most frequently received email inquiries regarding lung cancer treatment and the Cancer Treatment Centers of America.
Intrathoracic Hyperthermic Chemotherapy (Hithoc) in advanced non-small lung cancer: the Nara Experience
As part of a continuing discussion of HITHOC (Hyperthermic IntraThoracic intraOperative Chemotherapy), today we are talking about the results of a small study conducted at the Nara Medical University, School of Medicine in Nara, Japan.
Lung cancer patients die awaiting surgery
the health care crisis hits home: prolonged waiting times for patients with lung cancer results in the deaths of several patients in Canada – and this scenario is projected to be repeated in the USA and Europe due to surgeon shortages and limited access to health care.
