Pulmonary & Respiratory Medicine

Chest cancer

The lung cancer research initiatives of the Respiratory Institute continue to offer significant new information about this widespread condition. In a study supported by an NIH RO1 grant, the Powell laboratory uses cutting-edge genomic techniques to pinpoint crucial biological pathways that separate aggressive from indolent early-stage lung cancers. After coverage for high-risk patients is allowed in 2015, the broad use of lung cancer CT screening will make this research increasingly important.