2017 for the UC Davis Section of General Thoracic Surgery was a resounding success! The year saw the Section providing excellent clinical care, with outstanding outcomes for the people of California and surrounding states. The Section continued to advance the field of thoracic surgery with innovative research. Fina [...]
Periodically we highlight the research accomplishments of members of our Section of General Thoracic Surgery, as their data become available. We will ask key simple but important questions including how they chose their research questions and most importantly how their work will impact patients. Dr. Lisa Brown and co- [...]
A Brief History of General Thoracic Surgery in Northern California, Sacramento and UC Davis John R. Benfield, M.D. Professor of Surgery Emeritus UC Davis and the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA (Prepared for the Department of Surgery Grand Rounds, June 2nd 2015) Paul C. Samson, an impressive 6’6” former footbal [...]
“Is there a cure for lung cancer?” That is a very common question for me. We all know the statistics. Lung cancer has around a 15% five year survival rate. But the truth is in the details. The majority of patients diagnosed with lung cancer are diagnosed at an advance stage, i.e. stages III and IV (there are four [...]
A patient’s perspective on lung cancer in never smokers By Elizabeth A David, MD FACS November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month, however, disappointingly few Americans are aware of many important truths about lung cancer. Lung cancer is the #1 cause of cancer related deaths in the US, and it is estimated that 160,000 pe [...]
UC Davis thoracic surgery providers are helping to evolve healthcare to emphasize patient value. Patient value not only includes traditional outcomes such as cure of cancer and amelioration of pain, but also by the effects on quality of life, function after surgery, and most importantly, what immediate outcomes are i [...]
On Thursday, June 19th at 5 PM Pacific/ 8 PM Eastern, Dr. David Tom Cooke (Twitter@UCD_ChestHealth) will moderate the #LCSM Tweet Chat. The topic: “What are clinical and functional outcomes after lung cancer surgery that are most important to patients & their families?” We will partner with #LCSM (#Lung Cancer Soc [...]
Ending Lung Cancer in Women – Turning the Country Turquoise What We Should Know During National Women's Health Week By Elizabeth A David, MD General Thoracic Surgeon UC Davis Section of General Thoracic Surgery Each October, the US turns pink to raise awareness for breast cancer. Football fields are painted pink, wome [...]
On December 30th , via a publication in the Annals of Internal Medicine found here, the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) announced they recommend annual screening for lung cancer with low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) in adults aged 55-80 years who have a 30 pack-year smoking history (the number [...]
Medicine is evolving where the focus expands to not just state of the art technology and procedures to care for our patients, but also what value can medicine provide to patients. That value is defined by not just the overarching goals of therapy, i.e. cure of cancer, resolution of infection, amelioration of pain, but [...]
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