Linda Martin, MD
Linda Martin, MD, a professor in the Department of Surgery’s thoracic section, was featured locally, across Virginia, and on TV stations nationally discussing a new medication that helps surgeons spot lung cancer.
UVA Health is the first in Virginia to use Cytalux, a prescription medication that helps surgeons detect lung cancer. This medication, given before surgery, causes cancerous tissue to glow under special light, aiding in the identification and removal of tumors that may be too small or hidden to see otherwise.
“When we’re in the operating room, while we’re using our usual surgical equipment, we just change the light a little bit to a different wavelength and all of a sudden this nodule will glow or fluoresce and it makes it really, really easy to find,” said Dr. Martin.
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