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Scientific Advances in Thoracic Oncology in 2016 Highlighted by the IASLC
DENVER – Capturing and summarizing the remarkable progress in lung cancer prevention, diagnosis, staging and treatment in 2016, the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) announces the second annual publication of “Scientific Advances in Thoracic Oncology,” available online now and in the August 2017 issue of the IASLC’s Journal of Thoracic Oncology (JTO).
Treatment Improved 5-year Overall Survival in Elderly Patients with Early-Stage Esophageal Cancer
DENVER – Elderly patients with early-stage esophageal cancer that received treatment had an increased 5-year overall survival when compared to patients who received observation with no treatment.
Radiotherapy for Invasive Breast Cancer Increases the Risk of Second Primary Lung Cancer
East Asian female breast cancer patients receiving radiotherapy have a higher risk of developing second primary lung cancer.
Lower Incidence of Esophagitis in Elderly Lung Cancer Patients Undergoing Definitive Radiation Therapy
Elderly non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients undergoing definitive radiation have a lower incidence of esophagitis compared to younger patients and tolerate aggressive standard treatment regimens.
IASLC News
- May 16, 2017
In Memoriam: Robert L. Comis, MD
Meet Our Members
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Michael Boyer, MBBS, PhD
Sydney Cancer Center, Australia
Silvia Novello, MD, PhD
San Luigi Hospital, University of Turin, Italy -
Gerard Silvestri, MD, MS
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina
Sumitra Thongprasert, MD
Chiang Mai University, Thailand -
Yi-Long Wu, MD
Guangdon Lung Cancer Institute, Guangzhou, PR China
Solange Peters, MD, PhD, PD-MER
University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland -
Heather Wakelee, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Oncology Stanford University , Stanford, California
Pasi A. Jänne, MD, PhD
Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts -
Fred R. Hirsch, MD, PhD
University of Colorado School of Medicine, U.S.A.
Laurie Gaspar, MD, MBA, FASTRO, FACR
University of Colorado , Denver, Colorado -
Tony Mok, MD
Chinese University of Hong Kong, China
Gail Darling, MD, FRCSC, FACS
University of Toronto, University Health Network , Toronto, Ontario Canada -
Tetsuya Mitsudomi, MD, PhD
Aichi Cancer Center Hospital , Japan
Khaled Alkattan, FRCS
King Faisal Hospital, Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia -
Francoise Mornex, MD, PhD
University Claude Bernard, Lyon, France
Purvish Parikh, MD, DNB, FICP, PhD, ECMO, CPI, MBA
Indian Cooperative Oncology Network, Mumbai, Mahrashtra, India -
Hisao Asamura, MD
National Cancer Center Hospital, Japan
David Carbone, MD, PhD
The Ohio State University, U.S.A. -
Yuichiro Ohe, MD
National Cancer Center Hospital East, Chiba, Japan
Paul A. Bunn, Jr., MD
University of Colorado School of Medicine, U.S.A. -
Rolf Stahel, MD
University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland
Dato'D Mohamed Ibrahim Wahid, DPMP, MB, Bch, DMRT, Am
Beacon International Specialist Centre, Selangor, Malaysia -
Kazuhiko Nakagawa, MD, PhD
Kinki University Faculty of Medicine, Japan
Erik Jakobsen, MD, MPM
Chief Surgeon, Manager of the Danish Lung Cancer Registry, Odense, Denmark -
Eduardo Richardet, MD, PhD
Cordoba Oncology Institute, Cordoba, Argentina
Hak Choy, MD
UT Southwestern Medical Center, U.S.A. -
Johan Vansteenkiste, MD, PhD
University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium
Shuji Sakai, MD, PhD
Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan -
Deniz Yalman, MD, PhD
Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, Izmir, Turkey
Mauro Zamboni, MD, FCCP, MsSc
National Cancer Institute, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil -
Debra Violette, Founder and President
Free ME from Lung Cancer, Non-profit organization, Maine
Keith Kerr, BSc, MB, ChB, FRCPath, FRCPE
University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland -
Kwun Fong, MBBS, FRACP, PhD
The Prince Charles Hospital, Australia
David Gandara, MD
UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, U.S.A. -
Karen Kelly, MD
UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, U.S.A.
William D. Travis, MD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York -
Jong Jo Park, MD, PhD
Korea Cancer Center Hospital, Seoul, Korea
Dominique Grunenwald, MD, PhD
Hospital Tenon, University of Paris, France -
Nick Pavlakis, MBBS, MMed, PhD, FRACP
Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney University, St. Leonards, (Sydney), NSW, Australia
Keunchil Park, MD, PhD
Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, South Korea -
Anne Tsao, MD
University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Journal of Thoracic Oncology
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