Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common, complex, and heterogeneous
disorder that is responsible for substantial and growing morbidity, mortality, and health-care …

Lung cancer is a major worldwide health burden, with high disease-related morbidity and
mortality. Unlike other major cancers, there has been little improvement in lung cancer …

Background The landscape of guided bronchoscopy for the sampling of pulmonary
parenchymal lesions is evolving rapidly. Shape-sensing robotic-assisted bronchoscopy …

Rationale: We have previously identified six serum tumor markers (TMs)(carcinoembryonic
antigen, carbohydrate antigen 15.3, squamous cell carcinoma–associated antigen …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and lung cancer are devastating pulmonary
diseases that commonly coexist and present a number of clinical challenges. COPD confers …

For a long time lung cancer was associated with a fatalistic approach by healthcare
professionals. In recent years, advances in imaging, improved diagnostic techniques and …

Multidisciplinary team (MDT) management in thoracic oncology has been introduced over
the past two decades with the aim of improving outcomes for patients. While MDT …

Multidisciplinary care is the cornerstone of lung cancer treatment in the developed world,
even though there is a relative lack of consistent evidence that this care model improves …

Lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer mortality globally. A vast majority of lung
cancer cases are diagnosed at advanced stages. Management of advanced lung cancer …

Introduction Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in Australia and has the
highest cancer burden. Numerous reports describe variations in lung cancer care and …