Lung cancer screening is a process, not a scan
Lung cancer is the leading cause of death from cancer, but if it\u2019s found at an earlier stage, when it is small and before it has spread, it is more likely to be successfully treated.\n\nTo take us through the state of lung cancer screening in the US\u2014big picture issues, challenges faced by patients and clinicians, and reasons for excitement\u2014we were joined by two leading experts in the field.\n\nChristopher Slatore, MD, MS, is an investigator for the Portland VA Health Service Research and Development Center of Innovation, Center to Improve Veteran Involvement in Care (CIVIC). He\u2019s Associate Professor of Medicine at Oregon Health & Science University, and he\u2019s a pulmonologist who conducts lung cancer screening. He\u2019s also an American Cancer Society Research Scholar Grant recipient.\n\nAnne Melzer, MD, MS, is Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Minnesota Medical School. She is an Investigator at the Minneapolis VA Center for Care Delivery and Outcomes Research. And she is a pulmonologist who is the medical director of the lung cancer screening at the Minneapolis VA. \n\nThe American Cancer Society recommends annual lung cancer screening with a low-dose CT scan for certain people at higher risk for lung cancer. Visit cancer.org for details:\nhttps://www.cancer.org/health-care-professionals/american-cancer-society-prevention-early-detection-guidelines/lung-cancer-screening-guidelines.html \n\n\n4:18 \u2013 Welcome Dr. Melzer and Dr. Slatore \n\n5:51 \u2013 Dr. Melzer on the lung cancer burden in the United States\n\n8:46 \u2013 Dr. Slatore on the state of lung cancer screening in the US\n\n12:08 \u2013 Some of the big picture problems they\u2019re trying to solve related to lung cancer screening \n\n16:47 \u2013 The US Preventive Services Task Force\u2019s recent recommendation regarding lung cancer screening: https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/lung-cancer-screening \n\n23:01 \u2013 Challenges that exist for patients when it comes to lung cancer screening\n\n25:28 \u2013 Some of the frustrations clinicians have with lung cancer screening\n\n30:39 \u2013 \u201cWe need to make it easier for patients and primary care providers to do lung cancer screening.\u201d\n\n34:57 \u2013 It all comes down to an old Seinfeld episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4T2GmGSNvaM\n\n36:31 \u2013 The impact of ACS funding on Dr. Slatore\u2019s research\n\n37:28 \u2013 The aspect of her research that Dr. Melzer is most excited about \n\n38:50 \u2013 Messages they\u2019d like to share with cancer patients, survivors, and caregivers