Pope Leo XIV was diagnosed with lung cancer and physicians from Fox Chase Cancer Center and the Temple Lung Center offered subject matter expertise to media outlets covering the news:
- Stacey Su, MD, FACS, Chief of Thoracic Surgery at Fox Chase Cancer Center, offered insight to multiple media outlets on lung nodules as Pope Leo XIV was slated to undergo surgery to remove a small growth discovered on his lung. Dr. Su spoke with The Philadelphia Inquirer, CBS News Philadelphia, 6abc, and OSV News. MSN picked up The Inquirer story. Dr. Su also spoke with KYW Newsradio about the Pope’s diagnosis of lung adenocarcinoma.
- Louis Chai, MD, Assistant Professor in the Division of Thoracic Surgery at Fox Chase Cancer Center, provided insight to multiple media outlets on treatment options and expected recovery for lung adenocarcinoma once Pope Leo’s official diagnosis was revealed. Dr. Chai was interviewed by NBC10 Philadelphia, Fox29 Good Day Philadelphia, Fox29's streaming show "Philadelphia Live", 6abc, and OSV News.
- Joseph Friedberg, MD, FACS, Thoracic Surgeon-in-Chief of Temple Health, joined Fox29’s live streaming show “Philadelphia Live” and provided perspective on the pope’s lung cancer diagnosis, surgery, recovery, and lung screening. Friedberg was also featured with Melissa Liverpool, BSN, RN, Program Manager for the Temple Healthy Chest Initiative, in a 6abc Moves in Medicine segment about lung screening. Lung screening takes about 10 minutes and involves a low-dose CT scan with no special prep. It can also sometimes reveal other conditions affecting the lungs and heart.
- Jamie Garfield, MD, Professor of Thoracic Medicine and Surgery at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, joined PHL17 for a live interview, where she discussed the importance of lung screening with low-dose CT scans, the risk of lung cancer in both those who smoke and those who do not, lung cancer surgery, and signs and symptoms of lung cancer.
- Ashwin Karanam, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Clinical Thoracic Medicine and Surgery at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, also provided insight to Fox29’s live streaming show “Philadelphia Live.”
- CBS News Philadelphia included information about the Temple Healthy Chest Initiative, a collaboration between the Temple Lung Center and Fox Chase Cancer Center, in a follow-up segment about the Pope. MSN picked up the CBS News Philadelphia story.
- A PhillyVoice article also highlighted the Temple Healthy Chest Initiative.