I
t was at the repeated urging of her primary care doctor
that Loretta Nunez of Manalapan finally arranged to have
a lung cancer screening. As a smoker over the age of 55,
Loretta was at risk for lung cancer. She underwent a low-
dose screening CT scan that detected a small, suspicious
nodule on her lung. Her doctor, Marc Feingold, MD, who
also happens to be her employer, referred her to
Jean-Philippe Bocage, MD, a board-certified thoracic
surgeon at Thoracic Group in Freehold and co-medical
advisor of the Comprehensive Lung Care Program at
CentraState, with the help and coordination of Sharon
Lorfing, APN, nurse navigator for lung cancer at CentraState.
"Since 2013, we've screened 558 people, and 14 were
diagnosed with lung cancer," Lorfing says. "Loretta was one
of those, and fortunately it was caught early."
Loretta's case was discussed at the multidisciplinary lung
tumor board, a team of lung cancer experts who collaborate
EARLY DETECTION OF LUNG CANCER LEADS TO BETTER MANAGEMENT AND SURVIVAL
Turning
the
ODDS
in
Her
Favor
Loretta Nunez is back
to work with her
employer/physician,
Dr. Marc Feingold,
after successful lung
cancer treatment at
CentraState.
Fall 2016
Healthy Directions 12
