Routine use of PET scans to follow asymptomatic patients after curative therapy did not affect survival according to the retrospective analysis of a cohort of 97,152 lung cancer and 4,446 esophageal cancer patients. The authors compared high and low level use PET centers, and found no differences in 2-year survival. http://jnci.oxfordjournals.org/content/108/7/djv429.abstract

NHS carries different consultations regarding different techniques in Thoracic Surgery. One of the latest is related to Robotic Surgery which requires very expensive equipments and offers no clear benefits compared to other already established techniques. NHS has concluded that there is not sufficient evidence to support routinely use of robotic assisted lung and esophageal resections.…

Two weeks ago, the new Chief of our Department, Dr. Jimenez, became Professor of Salamanca University. His teaching project was designed around the importance of student’s clinical training, even in the earlier years of Medical School, and the homogeneous evaluation of this training. Only three days later, the entire department was reunited to celebrate Dr.…