More than 85 percent of lung cancer cases are smoking-related. In this interview, we hear from a chest surgeon who specializes in treating lung and esophageal cancer about the trends in smoking in the United States. The interview also covers lung cancer, including how it develops and how it is treated.
Part One:
Cancer death rates
Trends in smoking
Lung cancer
Pack years
Second hand smoke
Part Two:
Diagnosing lung cancer
Types of lung cancer
Lung cancer symptoms
Staging
Lobectomy
Recurrence Rate
Dr. Richard Battafarano, head of thoracic surgery at the University of Maryland Medical Center. Dr. Battafarano is also an associate professor of surgery at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.
Links:
Lung Cancer Surgery (Part 1)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kvmoj_xEeUs
Lung Cancer Surgery (Part 2)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlAL7YuuQIM
Maryland Thoracic Surgery
http://www.umm.edu/thoracic/index.htm
Dr. Richard Battafarano
http://www.umm.edu/thoracic/contact.htm#Battafarano Distributed by Tubemogul.More than 85 percent of lung cancer cases are smoking-related. In this interview, we hear from a chest surgeon who specializes in treating l...all »More than 85 percent of lung cancer cases are smoking-related. In this interview, we hear from a chest surgeon who specializes in treating lung and esophageal cancer about the trends in smoking in the United States. The interview also covers lung cancer, including how it develops and how it is treated.
Part One:
Cancer death rates
Trends in smoking
Lung cancer
Pack years
Second hand smoke
Part Two:
Diagnosing lung cancer
Types of lung cancer
Lung cancer symptoms
Staging
Lobectomy
Recurrence Rate
Dr. Richard Battafarano, head of thoracic surgery at the University of Maryland Medical Center. Dr. Battafarano is also an associate professor of surgery at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.
Links:
Lung Cancer Surgery (Part 1)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kvmoj_xEeUs
Lung Cancer Surgery (Part 2)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlAL7YuuQIM
Maryland Thoracic Surgery
http://www.umm.edu/thoracic/index.htm
Dr. Richard Battafarano
http://www.umm.edu/thoracic/contact.htm#Battafarano Distributed by Tubemogul.«
Download is starting. Save file to your computer. If the download does not start automatically, right-click this link and choose "Save As". How to get videos onto the iPod or PSP.
