Surgery for Lung Cancer video (Part 1)

Surgery for Lung Cancer (Part 1)

More than 85 percent of lung cancer cases are smoking-related. In this interview, we hear from a chest surgeon who specializes in treating lung and esophageal cancer about the trends in smoking in the United States. The interview also covers lung cancer, including how it develops and how it is treated.

Part One:
Cancer death rates
Trends in smoking
Lung cancer
Pack years
Second hand smoke

Dr. Richard Battafarano, head of thoracic surgery at the University of Maryland Medical Center. Dr. Battafarano is also an associate professor of surgery at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.

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Uterine Fibroid Embolism Video-2

Uterine Fibroid Embolism and Interventional Radiology (Part 2)

Radiologists are known for looking inside the body to diagnose health problems. And now, many of these same doctors now use advanced

imaging equipment, not just to diagnose, but also to treat a wide range of problems. In this program, you'll learn how interventional

radiologists use minimally invasive techniques to help people with many conditions, including uterine fibroids and cancer.

Part Two:
Uterine fibroids - what are they?
Uterine fibroid symptoms
Uterine fibroid embolization
Treating pelvic pain

Guest:
Dr. Howard Richard, an interventional radiologist at the University of Maryland Medical Center. Dr. Richard is also an assistant professor of diagnostic radiology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine

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Uterine Fibroid Embolism Video-1

Uterine Fibroid Embolism and Interventional Radiology (Part 1)

Radiologists are known for looking inside the body to diagnose health problems. And now, many of these same doctors now use advanced

imaging equipment, not just to diagnose, but also to treat a wide range of problems. In this program, you'll learn how interventional

radiologists use minimally invasive techniques to help people with many conditions, including uterine fibroids and cancer.

Part One:
What is interventional radiology (IR)?
Technological advances to see inside the body
Overview of conditions that can be treated with IR
SIR-Spheres treatment for liver cancer
Radio frequency ablation for tumors

Guest:
Dr. Howard Richard, an interventional radiologist at the University of Maryland Medical Center. Dr. Richard is also an assistant professor of diagnostic radiology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine

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