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Thoracic Surgeons on the Lung Cancer Team with Dr. David Tom Cooke

The thoracic surgeon’s role has expanded greatly in the last decades, particularly in alignment with advances to lung cancer screening and intervention strategies. The first Lungcast episode of 2023 provides a deep dive into the intricate and evolving responsibilities of these surgeons as lung cancer continues to impact approximately 240,000 new patients in the US annually. Along the way, our experts review the status of USPSTF lung cancer screening recommendations, the involvement of patients in initial care and follow-up, and the utility of exciting prospects in the field such as robotic-assisted surgery and new drug classes. Guest: David Tom Cooke, MD, professor and founding chief of the Division of General Thoracic Surgery at UC Davis Health Host: Albert Rizzo, MD, chief medical officer of the American Lung Association Episode Highlights 0:14 Intro 1:52 Introducing David T. Cooke, MD 3:23 The role of thoracic surgeons in improving lung cancer screening rates 6:22 Shared decision making in thoracic surgery 8:16 Lobar, wedge resection or segmentectomy? Plus, robotic techniques? 12:22 PET/CT scans in the staging process 13:52 The surgeon approach to stage IV lung cancer 16:02 Patient follow-up—improved mortality and longer life expectancy 18:50 Prioritizing surgery and neoadjuvant therapy regimens 20:48 Thoracic surgeon role in palliative care 22:57 What’s on the horizon in the field: robotic surgery 24:17 Outro Check out other lung cancer episodes of Lungcast: Innovations in Interventional Pulmonology with Dr. Carla Lamb  Lung Cancer Screening: Trials, Tribulations & Triumphs with Dr. James Mulshine Future of Lung Cancer Precision Medicine with Andrea Mazzochi Get More From Lungcast Lungcast on HCPLive: https://www.hcplive.com/podcasts/lung... Lungcast on American Lung Association: https://www.lung.org/professional-edu... Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3YEDxKw Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/3jCVevq