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Expert Videos
What kind of surgery is used for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)?
1. What kind of surgery is used for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)?
What factors determine the extent of lung cancer surgery?
2. What factors determine the extent of lung cancer surgery?
Is surgery an option for small cell lung cancer?
3. Is surgery an option for small cell lung cancer?
What is chemotherapy? When is it needed?
4. What is chemotherapy? When is it needed?
What is radiation therapy? When is it needed?
5. What is radiation therapy? When is it needed?
What is targeted therapy? When is it needed?
6. What is targeted therapy? When is it needed?
What is immune therapy? When is it needed?
7. What is immune therapy? When is it needed?
What is genomic testing? And why is it needed?
8. What is genomic testing? And why is it needed?
What is a clinical trial?
9. What is a clinical trial?
Is a “Placebo” always used in a controlled clinical trial?
10. Is a “Placebo” always used in a controlled clinical trial?
When would a patient with lung cancer consider “Palliative Care”?
11. When would a patient with lung cancer consider “Palliative Care”?
What should a patient think when their doctor says: “We do not want to do surgery”?
12. What should a patient think when their doctor says: “We do not want to do surgery”?
What is a “lobectomy”?
13. What is a “lobectomy”?
What is a lung ablation?
14. What is a lung ablation?
Can you have lung ablation after radiation therapy?
15. Can you have lung ablation after radiation therapy?
What is “percutaneous ablation”?
16. What is “percutaneous ablation”?
What is a “wedge surgery”?
17. What is a “wedge surgery”?
What are “lung sparing techniques”?
18. What are “lung sparing techniques”?
What is a segmentectomy?
19. What is a segmentectomy?
What is an EGFR mutation for lung cancer?
20. What is an EGFR mutation for lung cancer?

Expert Video - What is a “wedge surgery”?

A wedge surgery or wedge resection of the lung is the least amount of lung that a doctor will remove when performing surgery for a cancer or a tumor nodule or a benign nodule.

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Immunotherapy for Lung Cancer

Immunotherapy for Lung Cancer

Targeted Therapy in NSCLC

Targeted Therapy in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Understanding Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Understanding Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)

Understanding Small Cell Lung Cancer

Understanding Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC)

Screening for Lung Cancer

Screening for Lung Cancer

Lung Cancer Screening for Black Americans

Lung Cancer Screening for Black Americans

Lung Cancer Screening for Native Americans

Lung Cancer Screening for Native Americans

Diagnosis and Screening of Lung Cancer

Diagnosis and Screening of Lung Cancer

Staging of Lung Cancer

Staging of Lung Cancer

Biomarker Testing in NSCLC

Understanding Biomarker Testing in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

NGS and CGP for Lung Cancer

NGS and CGP for Lung Cancer

Clinical Trials in Lung Cancer

Understanding Clinical Trials in Lung Cancer

Lung Cancer Clinical Trials and the US Black Community

Lung Cancer Clinical Trials and the US Black Community

Lung Cancer Clinical Trials and Native Americans

Lung Cancer Clinical Trials and Native Americans

NSCLC Treatment When You Have an EGFR Mutation

NSCLC Treatment Options When You Have an EGFR Mutation

NSCLC Treatment When You Have a KRAS Mutation

NSCLC Treatment Options When You Have a KRAS Mutation

NSCLC Treatment for Less Common Mutations: ALK, BRAF, ROS1, HER2, MET

NSCLC Treatment for Less Common Mutations: ALK, BRAF, ROS1, HER2, MET

Immunotherapy for NSCLC with PD-1 and PD-L1 Biomarkers

Immunotherapy for NSCLC with PD-1 and PD-L1 Biomarkers

Understanding Prehabilitation for Lung Cancer Surgery

Understanding Prehabilitation for Lung Cancer Surgery

Your Prehabilitation Plan for Lung Cancer Surgery

Your Prehabilitation Plan for Lung Cancer Surgery

Section: Treatment and Management of Lung Cancer
Animation - Treatment and Management of NSCLC
Animation - Treatment and Management of NSCLC
Slide Show - Treatment and Management of NSCLC
Slide Show - Treatment and Management of NSCLC
Animation - Treatment and Management of SCLC
Animation - Treatment and Management of SCLC
Slide Show - Treatment and Management of SCLC
Slide Show - Treatment and Management of SCLC
Expert Videos
What kind of surgery is used for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)?
1. What kind of surgery is used for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)?
What factors determine the extent of lung cancer surgery?
2. What factors determine the extent of lung cancer surgery?
Is surgery an option for small cell lung cancer?
3. Is surgery an option for small cell lung cancer?
What is chemotherapy? When is it needed?
4. What is chemotherapy? When is it needed?
What is radiation therapy? When is it needed?
5. What is radiation therapy? When is it needed?
What is targeted therapy? When is it needed?
6. What is targeted therapy? When is it needed?
What is immune therapy? When is it needed?
7. What is immune therapy? When is it needed?
What is genomic testing? And why is it needed?
8. What is genomic testing? And why is it needed?
What is a clinical trial?
9. What is a clinical trial?
Is a “Placebo” always used in a controlled clinical trial?
10. Is a “Placebo” always used in a controlled clinical trial?
When would a patient with lung cancer consider “Palliative Care”?
11. When would a patient with lung cancer consider “Palliative Care”?
What should a patient think when their doctor says: “We do not want to do surgery”?
12. What should a patient think when their doctor says: “We do not want to do surgery”?
What is a “lobectomy”?
13. What is a “lobectomy”?
What is a lung ablation?
14. What is a lung ablation?
Can you have lung ablation after radiation therapy?
15. Can you have lung ablation after radiation therapy?
What is “percutaneous ablation”?
16. What is “percutaneous ablation”?
What is a “wedge surgery”?
17. What is a “wedge surgery”?
What are “lung sparing techniques”?
18. What are “lung sparing techniques”?
What is a segmentectomy?
19. What is a segmentectomy?
What is an EGFR mutation for lung cancer?
20. What is an EGFR mutation for lung cancer?
 

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