This course covers changing demographics, risk factors, symptoms, and advances in diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer. The syllabus includes topics such as lung cancer screening, thoracic surgery techniques, radiation therapy, drug therapy, immunotherapy, and future directions in treatment. The intended audience for this course includes healthcare professionals, medical students, researchers, and individuals interested in learning about the latest developments in lung cancer treatment and diagnosis.
Advances in Lung Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis from Stanford Health Care
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Overview
Syllabus
Introduction
Background
Eligibility
Benefits harms
False positives
Lung cancer screening
Early stage lung cancer
Nonsmokers
Videoassisted thoracic surgery
Wedge resection
Lobectomy
Thoracic Surgery
Advantages
Problems
Robotic Lobectomy
Advantages and Disadvantages
Less Than Full Lobectomy
Half Solid Tumors
Segmentectomy
Approach
Bill Lew
Dr Lew
Surgery
SBRT
Motion Management
Treatment Responses
Drug Therapy
Immunotherapy
An anecdote
Stage 4 lung cancer
Future direction of radiation therapy
Linear accelerator technology
Radiation therapy history
Low tech talk
Lung Cancer Awareness
Cancer in the blood
Liquid biopsies
Chemotherapy
Immune Therapy
Taught by
Stanford Health Care
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