Advances in Lung Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis from Stanford Health Care

Explore a comprehensive conference talk on lung cancer presented by Stanford Health Care experts. Delve into changing demographics, risk factors, symptoms, and cutting-edge advances in diagnosis and treatment. Learn about lung cancer screening, early-stage interventions, and surgical techniques like video-assisted thoracic surgery and robotic lobectomy. Discover the latest in radiation therapy, including SBRT and motion management, as well as innovative drug therapies such as immunotherapy. Gain insights into the future direction of lung cancer treatment, including liquid biopsies and emerging technologies. Hear from leading specialists in diagnostic radiology, thoracic radiation oncology, cardiothoracic surgery, and oncology as they share their expertise and discuss real-world cases.

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