The Surgeon’s Role in Managing Patients with Resectable NSCLC

In this video, Dr. Leah Backhus, thoracic surgeon and professor of cardiothoracic surgery at Stanford Medicine, discusses the surgeon’s role in managing patients with resectable non-small cell lung cancer. Topics include patient encounters at diagnosis (:09); the role of the multidisciplinary tumor board (1:08); the surgeon’s role in a team-based approach to diagnosis and staging (2:38); molecular and biomarker testing (3:42 and 6:12); optimizing referrals and communication (6:58); guiding patients through their treatment journey (8:05); and immunotherapy and partnering with oncology (10:20).

Supported by AstraZeneca