A Breath of Fresh Air: The Science and Policy Saving Lives from America’s Deadliest Cancer
In the United States, lung cancer is the second most common cancer for men and women and the leading cause of cancer death. UW Thoracic Surgeon and this year's winner of the University Faculty Lecture Award, Dr. Douglas Wood has spent his career working to change that.
You may view his lecture, A Breath of Fresh Air in which he brings awareness to the importance of early detection and screening. And, read his interview in the Faculty & Staff Insider where he discusses why he chose thoracic surgery, his contributions to lung cancer guidelines, and his role in policy advocacy for lung cancer screening.
Articles on Lung Cancer Topics:
Primary Lung Cancer in Children and Adolescents. Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology, 2024. Primary lung cancer is extremely rare in children and adolescents. The aim of this study is to clarify clinical features and outcomes of primary lung cancer in children and adolescents.
Addressing Underrepresented Populations in Lung Cancer Research: The Hispanic/Latino Lung Cancer Registry Identifies Distinct Mutation Profiles for NSCLC. Journal of Thoracic Oncology, 2017.
Lung Cancer in Nonsmoking Individuals: A Review. JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 2025. Lung cancer in nonsmoking individuals (defined as people who have smoked fewer than 100 cigarettes in their lifetime) accounts for 15% to 20% of all lung cancer cases worldwide.
Lung Cancer in Patients with Lung Transplants. Transplantation Proceedings, 2012. The aim of our study was to describe the incidence of lung cancer in patients after lung transplantation (LT).