Lung Cancer

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Basics

Introduction Statistics Do Only Smokers Get It? Risk Factors & Causes Signs & Symptoms Types of Lung Cancer

Diagnosis

When Should I Get Screened? What is a Lung Nodule? Lung Nodule Biopsy Bronchoscopic Biopsy Why Don't We Biopsy All Lung Nodules? CT Guided Needle Biopsy PET Scan Suspicious Lung Nodules Monitoring a Lung Nodule Diagnosing as a Team Diagnosing Early Thoracic Anatomy Explained Can It Spread to the Brain? Is Fluid Buildup a Problem?

Staging

How Can You Tell The Stage? T Staging N Staging Staging & Survival Investigating the Lymph Nodes EBUS vs Mediastinoscopy EBUS Procedure Mediastinoscopy

Treatment

Deciding on a Treatment Plan Types of Doctors Surgery Options Who Can Perform Lung Surgery? When is Surgery Needed? Preparing for Surgery Surgery Risks Types of Surgery Deflating the Lung What to Expect After Surgery Wedge Resection Lobectomy Segmentectomy Surgery for Advanced Tumors Robotic Surgery Adjuvant Immune Therapy

Non-Small Cell

Treatment for Non Small Cell Can Stage 4 Be Treated? What PDL1 Percentage Means Stage 4 Treatment Options Testing for Positive Mutations Immune Therapy

Small Cell

Small Cell Treatment Small Cell Lung Cancer Second Line Small Cell Therapy What Makes Small Cell Unique Brain Radiation Extensive Small Cell SVC Syndrome Similar Types

Stage 4

Stage 4 Stage 4 Treatment Is Treatment For Stage 4 Worth It? Immunotherapy For Stage 4 Actionable Mutations Blood Test for Mutations EGFR Mutations SBRT Pleurodesis

Chemotherapy

Chemotherapy Paclitaxel Paclitaxel & Heart Effects Carboplatin Cisplatin Cisplatin Side Effects Albumin Bound Paclitaxel Pemetrexed

Follow-Up/Monitoring

Can It Come Back? Latest Innovations Chances of Survival

Introduction

Basics

Introduction Statistics Do Only Smokers Get It? Risk Factors & Causes Signs & Symptoms Types of Lung Cancer

Diagnosis

Staging

How Can You Tell The Stage? T Staging N Staging Staging & Survival Investigating the Lymph Nodes EBUS vs Mediastinoscopy EBUS Procedure Mediastinoscopy

Treatment

Non-Small Cell

Treatment for Non Small Cell Can Stage 4 Be Treated? What PDL1 Percentage Means Stage 4 Treatment Options Testing for Positive Mutations Immune Therapy

Small Cell

Small Cell Treatment Small Cell Lung Cancer Second Line Small Cell Therapy What Makes Small Cell Unique Brain Radiation Extensive Small Cell SVC Syndrome Similar Types

Stage 4

Stage 4 Stage 4 Treatment Is Treatment For Stage 4 Worth It? Immunotherapy For Stage 4 Actionable Mutations Blood Test for Mutations EGFR Mutations SBRT Pleurodesis

Chemotherapy

Chemotherapy Paclitaxel Paclitaxel & Heart Effects Carboplatin Cisplatin Cisplatin Side Effects Albumin Bound Paclitaxel Pemetrexed

Follow-Up/Monitoring

Can It Come Back? Latest Innovations Chances of Survival

Kelly Fan, MD

Pulmonology

Transcript

Most patients with early stage lung cancer are completely asymptomatic and won’t even know they have cancer. Once the patient starts developing symptoms such as worsening cough, hemoptysis, chest pain, or bone pain, the cancer has already developed into a later stage and will be much harder to treat. Fortunately, within the last decade, there has been progress in lung cancer screening protocols to detect cancer at earlier stages, when it is more treatable.

There has also been an increase in understanding about the genomics of lung cancer, leading to development of more targeted therapies to fight cancer based on the cancer’s genetic makeup.

Key Takeaways

1. Most patients with early stage lung cancer don’t have symptoms – once they start developing symptoms, the cancer will be much harder to treat.

2. Within the last decade, there has been progress in screening protocols to detect lung cancer at earlier stages.

3. There has also been an increase in understanding the genomics of lung cancer, leading to more targeted therapies.