are a number of treatments that can be employed depending on the stage of the cancer.
Treatment varies from surgical intervention, both minimally invasive and more so, including robotic thoracic surgery, a new advance in technology that Varghese calls "the next leap forward." Huntsman is the first program in the Intermountain West to implement the robotic intervention.
"The biggest benefit is early recovery, shorter hospital length of stay and more quickly getting back to the things you enjoy doing," Varghese said.
Varghese encourages anyone with symptoms or a family history of the disease to be tested. He said treatment is promising, even in later stages, and many have dedicated their lives "to the pursuit of treating and eradicating the disease."
Lung cancer, he said, "is a deadly disease, and as with any other deadly disease, the efforts done to detect it at an earlier stage, you have better outcomes."
Thomas Varghese Jr., MD, MS, is a Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) physician-scientist, chief value officer at HCI, head of the section of general thoracic surgery, and program director of the Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship Program at the University of Utah (U of U). He is also an associate professor in the department of surgery at the U of Utah.
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Congratulations Faye Dugan, Chris Kelly, Crystal Lytle, Dawn Goard, Terri Kerwin, and so many others!
Radon reduction advocates get recognized by the Colorado House of Representatives!
"Yesterday was a great day for the Radon industry in Colorado. Thank you to Rep. Dafna Michaelson-Jenet who presented the House of Representatives with a tribute to our industry, bringing awareness to the health effects of radon. Proud to be a part of the legislative process for our State!" says Crystal Crystal Spight Lytle.
Thanks for all of your efforts in helping to save lives!
Click on the link below to watch a short video of Rep. Dafna Michaelson-Jenet, who presented to the House of Representatives in order to raise awareness regarding cancer causing radiation from radon
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