Using breath analysis as a better way to diagnose lung cancer
When |
Aug 25, 2016
from 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM |
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Where | Vogt Building, Room 311 |
Contact Name | Nancy Hansford |
Contact Phone | 502-852-4573 |
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The FIRST Bioengineering Department Fall 2016 seminar:
Victor van Berkel, M.D., Ph.D. will present a seminar titled: “Too many nodules-Using breath analysis as a better way to diagnose lung cancer”
Thursday, August 25th, 2016, Noon to 1:00 pm
Vogt Building, Room #311
Pizza will be served at the seminar so if you are planning to attend, please send Nancy Hansford an email.
Lung cancer is responsible for more cancer deaths per year than breast, prostate, and colon cancer combined. The majority of lung cancer diagnoses are unfortunately when the disease is already at an advanced age, which limits the treatment options and contributes to the high mortality. In an effort to identify patients with cancer earlier, CT scan screening has been approved for high risk patients. While this has improved mortality from lung cancer, it has also lead to the identification of a large number of indeterminate pulmonary nodules, with a concomitant increase in unnecessary procedures for benign disease. van Berkel and his group are working on a breath analysis test to identify lung cancer more conclusively, in an effort to improve the efficiency of disease recognition.