Do you know which cancers commonly metastasize to the lungs?
Can you remember the paraneoplastic syndromes associated with lung cancer?
Do you know when to refer straight to the lung cancer clinic and when to refer for a CXR first?


Find out the answers to these questions and more in this short video on lung cancer which touches on subtypes, risk factors, presentation, investigations, diagnosis and management.


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*Disclaimer: this video is purely for educational purposes, and does not substitute professional medical advice or consultations with healthcare professionals.*

Indian Sign Language Dictionary

Tissue sampling of the lung lesion is performed under image guidance, commonly CT guidance. It is often performed on outpatient basis.
The patient is placed on the CT table, positioned on the back or belly pending on the location of the lung lesion.
The initial CT images are obtained to determine the location of the lesion in the lung.
The biopsy device cannula entry site is marked on the skin.
Then, the access site is sterilized.
The access area is covered by a surgical drape.
The skin and pleura are numbed with a local anesthetic at the access site.
A very small nick may be made in your skin to make it easier to pass the needle into the lung lesion.
Then, the cannula was advanced through the skin and lung parenchyma to place the tip of a cannula within the lung lesion under CT guidance.
Afterward, the biopsy device is prepared, and then advanced through the biopsy cannula to place the tip within the lesion.
Subsequently, multiple passes are performed to obtain required tissue samples.
The entire procedure usually takes between 30 to 60 minutes.
At the end of the sampling, the biopsy cannula is removed.
Finally, a dressing is applied at the opening on the skin.

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Lung cancer is the leading cancer killer in both men and women in the United States. Lung cancer has the lowest 5-year survival rate among all common cancers, but the survival rate is more than 50% when detected at an early stage and it's limited to one area of the lung. This is why early screening is so important.

Early diagnosis and treatment with surgery and/or new techniques of chemotherapy and radiation therapy may cure many patients with lung cancer. Watch the CHEST Foundation's video on lung cancer biopsies to learn how lung cancer is diagnosed and how biopsies can aid in creating targeted therapies. To learn more about lung cancer and biopsies, visit us at lungcancer.chestnet.org.