Thursday, October 29, 2020

Med School Café to address lung cancer

Brian Persing, M.D., assistant professor of interdisciplinary clinical oncology and a medical oncologist with the USA Health Mitchell Cancer Institute, will present “Advances in Lung Cancer Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment” on Thursday, Nov. 12, at 11 a.m. The event will be held virtually via Zoom.

Persing will discuss the most recent guidelines for lung cancer screening as well as the use of robotic bronchoscopy, now available at USA Health, for immediate lung cancer diagnosis. Persing also will talk about treatments for lung cancer, including advances in immunotherapy that have significantly improved the outlook for patients.

To register for the lecture, visit https://usahealthsystem.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJctcu6oqjsuG9DCa1a14NkQh0SBOyjVHNhe.

Med School Café is a free community lecture series sponsored by USA Health. Each month, faculty and physicians share their expertise on a specific medical condition, providing insight on the latest treatments available.

For more information, contact Kim Partridge at kepartridge@health.southalabama.edu.