Thi si showf arwe’ l lgo t odet ec tl ungc anc er . I t ’ sfivemi l l i met er si ns i z e. I tc oul dbet hes t ar tofl ungc anc er . Andac hes tXr ay c an’ ts eei t . Butatt heEx c el aHeal t hAdv anc edL ung Cent er , we’ r eus i ngt hel at es ti magi ngt ec hnol ogy–l ow dos ec omput er i z edt omogr aphy( l owdos eCT)wi t h DynaCADadv anc edv i s ual i z at i ont ool s –t odet ec tand t r eatl ungmas s esatt hei rear l i es ts t age. Si nc e201 6, t heCent erhasper f or medmor et han6, 000 l owdos eCTs c ansf orear l ydet ec t i onofl ungc anc er . Canc erwasf oundi n2. 2%ofours t udypopul at i on. “ For t unat el y, t hev as tmaj or i t yoft hes epat i ent swer e det er mi nedt obeear l yoni nt hedi s eas epr oc es s , when i t ’ spot ent i al l ymos tc ur abl e, ”s ai dMi c haelSz wer c , MD, Medi c alDi r ec t orofRobot i cSur ger y/ Di r ec t orofCent erf or L ungandThor ac i cDi s eas eatEx c el aandHeadoft he Adv anc edL ungCent er . “ That ’ st hec ompel l i ngv al ueof us i ngl owdos eCTasas c r eeni ngt oolf r om bot hapat i ent andphys i c i anper s pec t i v e. ” Formor ei nf or mat i onaboutt hel ungc anc ers c r eeni ngs ort ofindouti fyouqual i f y, c al l1 8442T es t Me ( 1 8442837863) .
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Fi ndi ngCanc erSooner Nov emberi sl ungc anc erawar enes smont handt he s t at i s t i c sar eal ar mi ng. Thi syearal oneov er224, 000 menandwomeni nt heUni t edSt at eswi l lbedi agnos ed wi t hl ungc anc er . I nt heU. S. , 1i n1 5peopl ewi l lbe di agnos edwi t hl ungc anc eri nt hei rl i f et i me. Eac h yearl ungc anc erki l l st wi c easmanywomenas doesbr eas tc anc er . Ear l ydet ec t i onofl ungc anc erpr ov i dest hebes tc hanc e t oc ur et hedi s eas e. Hi s t or i c al l y, f ewert han1i n7 i ndi v i dual swhoar edi agnos edwi t hl ungc anc erpr es ent atanear l yorc ur abl es t age. At t he Ex c el aHeal t h Adv anc edL ungCent er wel aunc heda l ungc anc er det ec t i onands c r eeni ngpr ogr am bec aus eoft he al ar mi ngl yhi ghr at esofl ungc anc eri nPenns yl v ani a. Wes t er nPenns yl v ani ai npar t i c ul arhasanol derpopul at i ont hati nc l udesmanyc ur r entandf or mers moker s whohav es i gni fic antoc c upat i onex pos ur est ol ung c anc erc aus i ngagent s . Ourgoalwast oi dent i f yi ndi v i dual sl i v i ngi nwes t er n Penns yl v ani awhower eathi ghr i s kf ordev el opi ngl ung c anc erandfindt hec anc eratanear l i er , mor et r eat abl e s t age. Si nc et hei nc ept i onoft hepr ogr am, wehav e per f or medmor et han6, 000l ungs c ansf orear l y det ec t i on. Ther es ul t shav ebeenex t r emel ypr oduc t i v e. T odat ewehav edet ec t ed 71l ung c anc er sf oranov er al l det ec t i onr at eof2. 2%. For t unat el y, t hev as tmaj or i t yhav ebeenear l ys t age andpot ent i al l yc ur abl el ungc anc er , andof t enpat i ent s ar e el i gi bl ef ormi ni mal l yi nv as i v es ur gi c alpr oc edur es us i ngr obot i ct ec hnol ogydes i gnedt ot r eatt hec anc er . Att heEx c el aAdv anc edL ungCent er , wet r eatour pat i ent sl i kewewoul dt r eatourf ami l ymember s . Our pr ogr am i nc or por at esdi s c us s i onandc ouns el i ngon s moki ngc es s at i oni nas uppor t i v eandunder s t andi ng env i r onment . Mos tpat i ent sr ec ei v eaper s onalphone c al lwi t hi n24hour soft heCTs c an. L as t l yand i mpor t ant l y, TheAdv anc edL ungCent ergui despat i ent s t hr ought hedur at i onoft hei rc anc ert r eat ment sand beyond.
L EFT| Bac kRow( L ef tt oRi ght ) : Gayl eRobi s on; J ef f r eyOl i v er , RRT , RPFT; Mi c hel eDoppel heuer , MA; St ephani eSc ar l et t , RN; Dr . Ri c har dL uc as , Sec ondRow( L ef tt oRi ght ) : Di aneShope; RRT , CPFT; J ac quel i neL aws on; Dani el l eSmi t h, CRNP RI GHT| Bac kRow( L ef tt oRi ght ) : T r ac i eNi c el y, PI C; Car i s s aAl ex ander ; Dr . J onSweany; Dr . Mi c haelSz wer c Sec ondRow( L ef tt oRi ght ) : Ci ndyFr anz i ; Al l enRaker s , PAC; J es s i c aRager , RN; Dani el l eUnf er dor f er ; J es s i c aFr ye, MA
TheEx c el aHeal t hAdvanc edLungCent erT eam Si nc e201 6,t heAdv anc edL ungCent eratEx c el aHeal t hhasof f er edar obus t andef f ec t i v el ow dos eCTl ungc anc ers c r eeni ngpr ogr am wi t hmor et han 6, 000pr oc edur esper f or med.I nt hi syearal one,t heCent erhasper f or med ov er2, 000s c r eeni ngs . Di r ec t edbyMi c hael Sz wer c , MD, aboar dc er t i fiedt hor ac i cs ur gi c al onc ol ogi s t , i ti ss t af f edbyamul t i di s c i i pl i nar yt eam c ompr i s edofs ur geons ,r adi ol ogi s t s , pul monol ogi s t s , nur s es , r es pi r at or yt her api s tt ec hni c i ans , i magi ngt ec hni c i ans and admi ni s t r at i v es t af f .The Cent erpr ov i dess ophi s t i c at ed,hi gh qual i t y, pat i ent f oc us edc ar et hati sdel i v er edbyt her egi on’ smos tac c ompl i s hedt eam
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ofpr of es s i onal si nt hei rr es pec t i v es pec i al t i es .Dr .Sz wer chasgi v enmany nat i onalpr es ent at i ons on l ung c anc ermanagementand has per f or med near l y1 , 000mi ni mal l yi nv as i v er obot i c as s i s t edt hor ac i cs ur gi c alpr oc edur es .
Canc er . I t ’ st hemos tdaunt i ngdi agnos i sapat i entc anhear . Y eti magi nei fahus bandandwi f ewer et ol dt heyhad c anc erj us tdaysapar tofeac hot her . That ’ sex ac t l ywhathappedt oEl l enandNei lKus hofSout h Gr eens bur gnear l yt hr eeyear sago. El l enhadj us tunder goner out i nepr eoper at i v et es t i ngf oranupc omi ngpr oc edur e. Ther es ul t sr ev eal edas us pi c i ousl es i oni noneofherl ungs . Hert hor ac i cs ur gi c alonc ol ogi s t , Dr . Mi c haelSz wer c , who s er v esasMedi c alDi r ec t orofRobot i cSur ger yandDi r ec t or f orTheCent erf orL ungandThor ac i cDi s eas eatEx c el a Heal t h, r ec ommendedr obot i c as s i s t edmi ni mal l yi nv as i v e s ur ger yt or emov et hemas s , whi c hpr ov edt obec anc er . Dur i ngEl l en’ spr eopv i s i t , Dr . Sz wer chadt hef or es i ghtt o ques t i onNei last owhet herhewasas mokerl i kehi swi f e. “ Fart ooof t en, wefindt hatt hes moki nghabi ti ss har ed amongs pous es , es pec i al l yi ft her ei sal ongorheav y hi s t or yoft obac c ous e” , not edDr . Sz wer c . Dr . Sz wer c ’ si ns t i nc t spr ov edt ober i ght . Af t erNei lr ev eal ed t hathet oos mokedf ormor et han50year s , Dr . Sz wer chad
Nei lunder gol ungc anc ers c r eeni ngut i l i z i ngal owdos e CTs c an. Ther es ul t swer ec onc er ni ng. “ Al owdos eCTs c anc andet ec tl ungnodul esass mal las fiv emi l l i met er s , whi c hc an’ tbes eenonas t andar dc hes t x r ay, ”s ai dDr . Sz wer c . “ Theyar ees pec i al l yef f ec t i v ei n det ec t i ngdi s eas ei npat i ent swhodonots howanyot her s i gnsofl ungc anc erbutar ec ons i der edathi ghr i s kf ort he di s eas e. ” Whi l ebot hEl l enandNei lf ac edc hal l engi ngt i mesont hei r j our neyt owar dss ur v i v or s hi p, t hes t r engt hands uppor t t heygav et oeac hot herwasani nt egr alpar toft hei r t r eat mentr egi men. “ Fi r s tandf or emos t , wehadt hegoodf or t unet obeunder t hec ar eofDr . Sz wer candhi st eam atEx c el aHeal t h, ” not edEl l en. “ Wef el ts ec ur ei nknowi ngt hos epr of es s i onal s wer et her ef orusev er ys t epoft heway. ” “ Butweal s ohadeac hot her , ”s hes ai d. “ Hewai t edonme handandf ootandt henI di di tf orhi m. That ’ sj us twhat wedo. ”
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