What are the Latest Advances in Lung Cancer Treatment?

Lung cancer care is changing rapidly and new advances in surgery and medicine are at the forefront. In this episode of CancerCast, Dr. Manish Shah is joined by two lung cancer experts, Drs. Jonathan Villena and Christine Garcia, to explore how innovations in surgery, biomarker testing, targeted therapy, and immunotherapy are transforming outcomes for patients with lung cancer. The conversation covers the importance of early detection through screening, as well as new tests, tools and technologies to ensure lung cancer patients are getting the right treatment at the right time. From cutting-edge single port robotic surgeries that avoid the ribs and preserve healthy lung tissue to personalized, targeted therapies rooted in the molecular footprint of each tumor, options and outcomes for patients with lung cancer continue to drastically improve. The team discusses everything from reducing recovery time after an operation, to optimizing results with novel therapies, and the importance of a multidisciplinary care team to ensure patients have the best possible treatment and outcomes.

Guests: Christine Garcia, MD, MPH, medical oncologist caring for lung cancer patients at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.

Jonathan Villena-Vargas, MD, cardiothoracic surgeon at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.

Host: Manish Shah, MD, Chief of Solid Tumor Service and Director of Gastrointestinal Oncology at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.