Drew Moghanaki, Professor, Chief of Thoracic Oncology at the Department of Radiation Oncology and Stanley Iezman and Nancy Stark Endowed Chair in Thoracic Radiation Oncology Research at David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, and Chief Medical Officer of Respirati, shared a post on LinkedIn:
“Last week, the Department of Medicine at UCLA hosted a Grand Rounds lecture titled ‘Lung Cancer Screening: Simpler Than You Think,’ presented by Dr. Ashley Prosper, Chief of Cardiothoracic Imaging.
The objective was simple but important: to increase primary care clinicians’ confidence in offering lung cancer screening to patients at risk.
One key message was that assumptions – about surgical eligibility or a patient’s willingness to undergo surgery – should not be barriers to screening. Today, many patients diagnosed with early-stage lung cancer can be treated effectively with non-surgical options such as SBRT or cryoablation, achieving excellent outcomes without an operation.
By increasing awareness of these non-surgical treatment pathways, we may lower barriers to screening in everyday practice and help more clinicians feel comfortable recommending this life-saving annual exam.
Early detection saves lives. Making screening feel straightforward is how we ensure more patients benefit from it.”
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