Lung Cancer

I. Basics

A. Overview
B. Occurrence
C. Incidence & Statistics
D. Who gets lung cancer?
E. Risk Factors & Causes
F. Signs & Symptoms
G. Types

 

II. Diagnosis

A. Low Dose CT Screening for Lung Cancer
B. Lung Nodule

1. Lung Nodule – What is a Lung Nodule?
2. Lung Nodule – Biopsy / Lung Nodule – Bronchoscopic Biopsy
3. Lung Nodule – Biopsy Considerations
4. Lung Nodule – CT guided Needle Biopsy
5. Lung Nodule – PET Scan
6. Lung Nodule – Suspicious Lung Nodules
7. Lung Nodule – Causes
8. Lung Nodule – Diagnosis
9. Incidental Lung Nodule: Management

C. Diagnosis
D. Thoracic Anatomy
E. Checking for Brain Mets
F. Pleural Effusion Causes and Diagnosis

 

III. Staging

A. Staging Basics
B. Staging: T Component
C. T Stages
D. N Staging
E. Lymph Nodes and Staging / Prognosis
F. Mediastinal Staging
G. EBUS vs Mediastinoscopy
H. EBUS Procedure
I. Mediastinoscopy Procedure

 

IV. Treatment

A. Management & Treatment Overview
B. Types of Doctors
C. Surgery Basics

1. Who can perform Lung Surgery?
2. Surgery Criteria
3. Pre-Op Workup
4. Surgical Risks
5. Surgery Procedure Types
6. Surgery in the OR
7. After Surgery / Causes

D. Surgery Types

1. Wedge Resection
2. Lobectomy
3. Early Stage Findings / Surgery Considerations: Segmentectomy
4. Large Primary Lesions
5. Robotic Surgery
6. Adjuvant Immune Therapy

E. Non-Small Cell

1. Stage IV Treatment Overview
2. Stage IV w/ Brain Only
3. Immune Therapy & PDL-1
4. Non-Chemo Treatment
5. Targetable Mutations in Stage IV Adenocarcinoma
6. What is Immune Therapy?

F. Small Cell

1. Small Cell Treatment Overview
2. Small Cell Overview
3. Small Cell After First Line Therapy
4. Small Cell Treating in Poor Functional Status
5. Small Cell Brain Lesions
6. Small Cell Extensive Stage
7. Small Cell SVC Syndrome
8. Neuroendocrine Tumor

G. Stage 4

1. Stage 4 Overview
2. Stage 4 Treatment Basics
3. Stage 4 Treatment Options
4. Stage 4 Palliative Immunotherapy
5. Stage 4 Actionable Mutations
6. Blood Test for Mutations
7. EGFR Mutation
8. Stage 4 – SBRT
9. Pleural Effusion & Pleurodesis

 

V. Chemotherapy

A. Concept of Chemotherapy
B. Chemotherapy – Paclitaxel
C. Chemotherapy – Paclitaxel Cardiac Issues
D. Chemotherapy – Carboplatin
E. Chemotherapy – Cisplatin
F. Chemotherapy – Cisplatin Side-Effects
G. Chemotherapy – Albumin-bound Paclitaxel
H. Stage 4 Pemetrexed

 

VI. Follow-Up/Monitoring

A. Chance of Recurrence
B. Non-Chemo Innovations
C. Survival Rate

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