Dr. Prriya Eshpuniyani is a Consultant Surgical Oncologist at the Asian Cancer Institute. She has her expertise in the field of Thoracic Oncology, Surgery for malignant and infective diseases of lung, mediastinum and Chest wall, malignant and benign condition of the esophagus, Surgery for mediastinal tumors, Minimally invasive thoracic Surgery, Uniportal VATS. Lung Cancer is found more and more in people who are non-smokers, although we know that smoking is one of the causative factors of lung cancer.
But prevalence among non-smokers to be detected with carcinoma of the lung is heavily on the rise. Moreover, therapeutic strategies for lung cancer is also increasing. Nowadays with Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) , targeted therapies, mutation tests , the patients have increased survival rates. Therefore, it is advisable to have annual health check-ups for a person above 55…
