DundeeChest 3.0

Background

Learning objectives

Understand the importance of lung cancer as a public health problem
Appreciate the burden of care placed on the NHS by lung cancer
Understand the risk factors associated with lung cancer
Understand the presenting signs and symptoms of lung cancer
Be able to describe the patient pathway through the lung cancer service
Be able to understand the bronchoscopy procedure, and understand the consent process
Appreciate the differing pathological forms of lung cancer, and the treatments available for them
Gain an understanding of the prognostic benefits of oncological therapies in lung cancer
Gain insight into the Multi Disciplinary Team approach to lung cancer management

Lecture materials

Clinical Aspects of Lung Cancer 2010
Lung Cancer Treatment 2010

Other useful resources:

Don’t forget this brilliant photostream of macro and micropathological specimens.

This virtual patient library takes you through a case of lung cancer in an interactive way. It also has some useful resources linked at the bottom that are worth having a look at.

One of the biggest challenges in the initial consultation with a patient presenting with potential lung cancer is to know what to say to the obvious question “How long will I live?”. The British Thoracic Society have released guidance on “What to tell patients with Lung Cancer” – it is really worth reading, particularly the appendices.

The ECOG Performance Status scoring system.

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