EPISODE · Mar 31, 2022 · 24 MIN
Lung Cancer Screening: It’s More Than a CT Scan
from Respiratory Exchange · host Clevleand Clinic Respiratory Institute
Dr. Peter Mazzone, Director of the Lung Cancer Program for the Respiratory Institute and the Lung Cancer Screening Program for Cleveland Clinic, discusses why the low-dose CT screening test for lung cancer has become the standard of care for high-risk individuals and the necessity of having a system in place to manage the scan’s findings. He also talks about follow-up needed for lung nodules found during screening and predictive tools for lung cancer that are on the horizon.
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Dr. Peter Mazzone, Director of the Lung Cancer Program for the Respiratory Institute and the Lung Cancer Screening Program for Cleveland Clinic, discusses why the low-dose CT screening test for lung cancer has become the standard of care for high-risk individuals and the necessity of having a system in place to manage the scan’s findings. He also talks about follow-up needed for lung nodules found during screening and predictive tools for lung cancer that are on the horizon.
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Lung Cancer Screening: It’s More Than a CT Scan
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