Katherine Menson, DO

Research Project:
Accelerated Pulmonary Rehabilitation in the Preoperative Period

Grant Awarded:

ACRC Early Career Investigator

Research Topics:

clinical research
tobacco

Research Diseases:

COPD
lung cancer

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death, but when identified early can be treated with surgical options that may be curative. Screening imaging is now performed in high-risk individuals, namely those who have a current or past significant smoking history. Those who smoke are at increased risk for poor exercise tolerance and post-operative complications after surgical resection, and therefore may have less access to curative treatments. In this study, higher risk individuals will be enrolled in a rehabilitation program with smoking cessation therapy between the time of lung cancer diagnosis and surgical resection, in hopes of improving their post-operative complications

Page last updated: October 9, 2023

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