Expert Video - What is “bronchoscopic ablation”?
Bronchoscopic ablation is when you navigate a camera through the airway and then pass a catheter through the center of the instrument to the part of the lung where a tumor might be. The instrument has the ability to apply an energy source to the center of a tumor. The energy source can be freeze therapy or microwave therapy or other types of therapy. This is somewhat still an experimental procedure and being tested in a number of settings.
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Animation - Diagnosis and Screening of Lung Cancer
Slide Show - Diagnosis and Screening of Lung Cancer
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How is NSCLC diagnosed?
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How is SCLC diagnosed?
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What is screening for lung cancer?
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If someone with lung cancer has very poor lung function, what should they be aware of?
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What does it mean if a patient has “metastatic lung cancer”?
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What is “multi-focal lung cancer”?
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What is “bronchoscopic ablation”?
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What kind of healthcare team is a lung cancer patient likely to see?
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What does pulmonary lung function mean and how is it tested?
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What is a lung biopsy?
