PG18 Recent evolutions in screening and early diagnosis of lung cancer
Postgraduate CourseChairs: K. Nackaerts (Leuven, Belgium), H. De Koning (Rotterdam, Netherlands)
Aims: This course will: demonstrate the role of integrating molecular techniques in future lung cancer screening programmes; show how exhaled breath analysis might contribute to the early, noninvasive diagnosis of lung cancer; describe the role of new endoscopy techniques in the screening and early diagnosis of lung cancer; and demonstrate the impact of screening with low-dose chest CT scan on lung cancer mortality in at-risk populations.
HERMES module links: ADULT B.2 - Thoracic tumours, B.6 Occupational and environmental diseases, D.2 Other procedures, D.3 Procedures performed collaboratively, I. Further areas relevant to respiratory medicine.