Health Link 2007-01 Lung Cancer
Airs:  Tuesday, January 8, 2007 at 7:30pm
Repeats:  Sunday, January 13, 2007 at midnight
Original Broadcast:  February 6, 2007

Lung cancer kills more Americans than any other type of malignancy.   More than 160,000 a year and not all of its victims are smokers.  Despite the grim statistics there is some good news.  Research offers hope for earlier diagnosis and more-effective treatments.  Join Benita Zahn and a panel of experts as they help you assess your risk and bring you the latest in prevention and treatment options. 

Guests:
Joe J. Fenn, MD
Dr. Joe Fenn is a pulmonologist in practice with Pulmonary & Critical Care Services, P.C.  He is board certified in critical care medicine, pulmonary diseases, sleep medicine and internal medicine.  Pulmonary & Critical Services, P.C. has offices in Albany and Troy.  For more information visit their website.
http://www.pulmgroup.com/Home/tabid/177/Default.aspx

Simon D. Spivack, MD, MPH
Dr. Simon Spivack is a pulmonary specialist and senior researcher in Human Toxicology & Molecular Epidemiology at the Wadsworth Center, the public health laboratory of the New York State Department of Health.  Dr. Spivack is also an Associate Professor in the department of Environmental Health Sciences at the School of Public Health and Associate Professor/Attending Physician for Albany Medical College's division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine.  He is currently involved in developing a DNA breath test that one day could be used to identify people who have undiagnosed lung cancer or are at high risk of developing the disease.  For more information about participating in the study contact:

Albany Medical Center
Clinical Research Division
262-6608
http://www.wadsworth.org/

Louis DeCunzo Jr., MD, FACS
Dr. Louis DeCunzo is a thoracic surgeon with Adirondack Surgical Associates in the Pruyn Pavilion at Glens Falls Hospital.  He is co-director of the local study for the International Early Lung Cancer Action Program (I-ELCAP), a screening study to detect early lung cancer in smokers and former smokers.  For more information about the study, please contact Beth Brundage, RN, OCN, at (518) 926-6644 or check out the link to their website. http://www.glensfallshospital.org/cancer_treatment.htm

Eileen A. Clinton
Eileen Clinton, MS is project coordinator for the smoking cessation program at the Medical Society of the State of New York (MSSNY).  As a health educator, Ms. Clinton develops educational programs for physicians throughout New York State in the field of Tobacco Dependence and Treatment.  These programs are designed to educate physicians and health care professionals on the latest evidence based information in smoking cessation.  Ms Clinton has an active role in MSSNY's Task Force on Tobacco and MSSNY's Heart, Lung, Cancer Committee.
For more information go to http://www.mssny.org

Phyllis Goldstein
Phyllis Goldstein is a Lung Cancer Survivor and Chair of the Capital Region Office of the Lung Cancer Alliance.

Susan Jarrett
Susan Jarrett is a Lung Cancer Survivor.