Lung Cancer- Diagnosis

• Why isn't lung cancer detected earlier?
• For more information on screening
• How can we detect lung cancer earlier in the smoker?
• What are the symptoms of lung cancer?
• Why doesn't the American Cancer Society recommend screening for lung cancer?
• What should be done when a screening test or a coincidental chest x-ray reveals a lung abnormality that might be a lung cancer?
• What are the anatomical features of the lungs?
• What items in the history of a lung cancer patient are most important?
• What items in the physical examination of a lung cancer patient are most important?
• What tests are important in the work-up of lung cancer?
• What is emphysema, and why are pulmonary function tests important?
• What is bronchoscopy?
• What is a transthoracic needle biopsy?
• What is the importance of time in the work-up and treatment of lung cancer?
• Is managed care improving care of patients with lung cancer?