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Moving Lung Cancer Care in the Right Direction
Lung cancer is the second most common cancer in both men and
women—and the leading cause of cancer death. “The problem with lung cancer,”
explains Dr. Anwer, “is by the time you have symptoms, generally the cancer is
very advanced.” Today early detection is helping doctors save lives. “We’ve
diagnosed some patients at stage one,” says Dr. Anwer. “Their cancer was so
small we could treat it with just radiation therapy. If diagnosis had been
delayed a year, things could be very different.” Read more.
Specialty
Critical Care, Internal Medicine, Pulmonology
Areas of Interest
Asthma, Chronic Lung Disease, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonary Disease, Pulmonary Fibrosis, Pulmonary Function Studies, Pulmonary Hypertension, Pulmonary Medicine, Pulmonology
Accepts Children
No
College/Medical School
Allama Iqbal Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan
Residency
Internal Medicine residency, Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center, Bronx, New York; Ear, Nose Throat resident, Jinnah Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan; and Internal Medicine resident, Shalamar Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan
Board Certification(s):
American Board of Internal Medicine / Subspecialty in Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care
Fellowship(s):
Critical Care fellowship, Montefiore Hospital, Bronx, New York and Pulmonary fellowship, Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center, Bronx, New York