Our very own Dr. Jason Porter was a recent guest on the Research Evangelist Podcast. This podcast hosts weekly discussions with leaders in the lung cancer research community. Host, David Bjork, is a lung cancer survivor himself and patient advocate. He and Dr. Porter discuss molecularly-altered lung cancers, as well as those lung cancers with… Read more »
Our lung cancer team is recognized by the community as exceptional from prevention and diagnosis to the latest treatments. Lung cancer is one of the most common types of cancer, but the good news is the growing number of new therapies. At West Cancer Center & Research Institute, our specialists can provide you with new... Read more »
Our West Family is excited to launch a lung screening program at several of our campuses across the MidSouth! Patients and referring providers can schedule an appointment to receive a low-dose CT scan to detect lung cancer early. We accept all major insurance carriers and patients must meet the following criteria: – Between the ages of… Read more »
Click here to view this full article on OncLive.com. The addition of immune checkpoint inhibitors to chemotherapy has led to durable responses and improved survival without increased toxicity in patients with small cell lung cancer (SCLC), according to David C. Portnoy, MD, FACP, who added that biomarkers of response to this approach and a… Read more »