LCC in Greek: Treating Lung Cancer in Greece
Greece ranks third in mortality in Europe from lung cancer, surpassed by Hungary and Serbia. In this episode of Lung Cancer Considered, host Dr. Giannis Mountzios, Director of the 4th Oncology Department and Clinical Trials Unit at the Henry Dunant Hospital in Athens, Greece, leads a discussion on the efforts from the Hellenic scientific community to implement smoking cessation strategies, screening programs, multidisciplinary approach and personalized treatment approaches of the Greek patient with lung cancer. Guests include: Helena Linardou is a Medical Oncologist, is Director of the 4th Oncology Dept and the Comprehensive Clinical Trials Center of Metropolitan Hospital in Athens, Greece. She completed a research Fellowship in Oncology and obtained her PhD Degree from Imperial College, University of London, UK Konstantinos Leventakos is a Medical Oncologist, assistant Professor at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, USA, with a focus on thoracic malignancies, personalized medicine and immunotherapy.