Show Notes
In this episode of JTO Insights, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Alex Adjei and Associate Editor Dr. Tom John host authors of two articles published in the JTO 20th Anniversary Series.
Dr. Stephen Lam, Director of the MDS-Rix Early Lung Cancer Detection and Translational Research Program at BC Cancer Research Institute, joins us to discuss their article, “A Game-Changing 20 Years: Progress and Future Directions in Lung Cancer Screening"; and Dr. Paul Van Schil, Consultant Thoracic Surgeon at Antwerp University Hospital, joins to discuss their article, "Journal of Thoracic Oncology 20th Anniversary Series - Surgery".
Recommended Reading: 1. JTO 20th Anniversary Series: https://www.jto.org/content/20thAnniversarySeries 2. A Game-Changing 20 Years: Progress and Future Directions in Lung Cancer Screening: https://www.jto.org/article/S1556-0864(25)02935-1/fulltext 3. Journal of Thoracic Oncology 20th Anniversary Series - Surgery: https://www.jto.org/article/S1556-0864(25)02938-7/fulltext
Podcast Hosts: -Alex A. Adjei, MD, PhD, FACP, Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Thoracic Oncology; Chief, Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA -Thomas John, MBBS, PhD, Associate Editor, Journal of Thoracic Oncology, Deputy Director, Medical Oncology, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia
Podcast Guests: -Paul E. Van Schil, MD, PhD, Department of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Belgium -Stephen Lam, MD, FRCPC, BC Cancer Research Institute, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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