Not all people diagnosed with lung cancer smoke and in fact lung cancer is a disease that can affect anyone. Today most people who get lung cancer have either stopped smoking years earlier or never smoked. So, what are the current risk factors, what are the symptoms, and what are the treatment options? Lung cancer is the topic and our guests are Dr. Jorge Gomez, Medical Director of the Thoracic Oncology Program at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York and Marge Stoneking of the American Lung Association.
- Dr. Jorge Gomez, is a medical oncologist who specializes in the treatment of patients with lung cancer. He is the Medical Director of the Thoracic Oncology Program and the World Trade Center oncology clinic at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City and Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Hematology/Oncology.
- Marge Stoneking, Executive Director, American Lung Association of Alaska
LINKS:
- For more information on LUNG FORCE and the American Lung Association
- Excellent short video to increase lung cancer awareness in women
- Mt Sinai Hospital’s (NYC) website on lung cancer with links to medical and surgical treatment option information
- Cancer information for patients from the American Society of Clinical Oncology
- Cancer.net information on lung cancer
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LIVE BROADCAST: Monday, November 14, 2016, at 2:00 p.m. AKDT
REPEAT BROADCAST: Monday, November 14, 2016, at 8:00 p.m. AKDT
DR. WOODARD’S FAVORITE HEALTH AND SCIENCE LINKS:
- Mayo Clinic
- Cleveland Clinic
- MedlinePlus
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- HealthyChildren.org
- American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology
- American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI)
- Science Based Medicine
- Quackwatch
- Super Smart Health
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