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Early Detection, Better Outcomes: Lung and Esophageal Cancer with Dr. Shanda Blackmon
In this episode of The Rural American Surgeon, host Dr. Randy Lehman is joined by renowned thoracic surgeon Dr. Shanda Blackmon. With a career spanning MD Anderson, Mayo Clinic, and now Baylor College of Medicine, Dr. Blackmon brings a wealth of knowledge on lung and esophageal cancer screening, staging, and treatment.
They walk through practical approaches to lung cancer screening, esophageal reflux evaluation, staging workups, and the impact of new therapies. There’s also an honest conversation about what palliative care really means in a rural setting, and how to know when “doing more”…
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