Mesothelioma and Lobectomy: An Interview With Raja Flores

Filmed at the 2018 STS Annual Meeting in Ft Lauderdale, FL, Joel Dunning of the James Cook University Hospital in London, UK, interviews Raja Flores of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York, USA. They discuss the importance of mesothelioma prevention and the persisting risk from asbestos exposure, as well as which surgical methods to pursue for disease management. They also discuss surgical approaches to lung cancer, focusing on the risks and benefits of minimally invasive approaches and whether surgery should be applied in later-stage disease.