Acs Research - Theorylab

Lung cancer is the leading cause of death from cancer, but if it’s found at an earlier stage, when it is small and before it has spread, it is more likely to be successfully treated. To take us through the state of lung cancer screening in the US—big picture issues, challenges faced by patients and clinicians, and reasons for excitement—we were joined by two leading experts in the field. Christopher Slatore, MD, MS, is an investigator for the Portland VA Health Service Research and Development Center of Innovation, Center to Improve Veteran Involvement in Care (CIVIC). He’s Associate Professor of Medicine at Oregon Health & Science University, and he’s a pulmonologist who conducts lung cancer screening. He’s also an American Cancer Society Research Scholar Grant recipient. Anne Melzer, MD, MS, is Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Minnesota Medical School. She is an Investigator at the Minneapolis VA Center for Care Delivery and Outcomes Research. And she is a pulmonologist who is the m