According to the National Cancer Institute, more than 224,000 new cases of lung cancer will be diagnosed this year, and nearly 160,000 people will die of this disease.
The greater Long Beach/Los Angeles area ranked in the top-5 as one of the United States worst cities for air quality, according to the American Lung Association’s State of the Air 2014 Report.
Put these two facts together and the need for lung cancer care in Long Beach has never been more in demand, which is why the MemorialCare Todd Cancer Institute at Long Beach Memorial opened its new Lung Nodule Center on Nov. 3.
The new center is not only a vital resource for those who have a high risk for lung cancer, but helps those diagnosed with lung nodules get ahead of lung cancer.
Listen in as Robert Liou, M.D discusses lung cancer and what the MemorialCare Todd Cancer Institute at Long Beach Memorial can do for you.
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MemorialCare Todd Cancer Institute Helps You Combat Lung Cancer, Which is the Leading Silent Cancer Killer in the Nation
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board-certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine and Critical Care Medicine.
Robert Liou, MD
Dr. Robert Liou is a pulmonologist at the new Lung Nodule Center at Long Beach Memorial and the MemorialCare Medical Group. He serves as the co-chair of the thoracic tumor board at Long Beach Memorial. He is trained in advanced bronchoscopic procedures, such as Endobronchial Ultrasound (EBUS) and Navigational Bronchoscopy, as well as therapeutic pleural procedures. He received his medical degree from the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. He then completed his internal medicine and pulmonary and critical care training at the University of California, Irvine. He isboard-certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine and Critical Care Medicine.