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Shands HealthCare provides HealthCasts covering a wide variety of general health issues. Shands HealthCare is a private, not-for-profit healthcare system affiliated with the University of Florida. Shands includes nine hospitals, a network of more than 80 primary and specialty clinical practices, and a medical staff of more than 1,500 UF faculty and community physicians.

Lung Cancer

Dr. David WyattWelcome to another Shands HealthCast, brought to you by Shands HealthCare. This HealthCast features a discussion about lung cancer with Dr. David Wyatt, associate professor of surgery, UF Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. Simply click on any of the links below to hear Dr. Wyatt address that particular question. Dr. Wyatt performs surgeries at Shands at UF and Shands AGH. For more information about lung cancer, call 352.273.5501 or visit Shands.org.

HealthCast

  1. How prevalent is lung cancer in the United States?
  2. What is the natural history of lung cancer?
  3. What are the symptoms of lung cancer?
  4. What tests are done to check for lung cancer?
  5. Will all types of lung cancer show up on an x-ray?
  6. What are some of the treatments for lung cancer?
  7. How much of the lungs can be removed?
  8. Is there a risk of cancer recurring after the first round of treatment or therapy?

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