Lung cancer: new tools for surgery.

Sanjoy Roy speaks to Alfie Gleeson, Commissioning Editor: Sanjoy Roy is the Director of Franchise Health Economics and Market Access at Ethicon, Inc. - part of the Johnson and Johnson Medical Device Companies (OH, USA). He has a Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy from Jadavpur University (West Bengal, India), a Master's degree in Health Outcomes and Policy from West Virginia University (WV, USA) and a Professional Certificate in Strategic Marketing from Harvard University (MA, USA). He is a health economist and outcomes researcher with over two decades of work experience in the pharmaceutical and medical devices industry - both in commercial and in research functions. Ethicon has been making significant contributions to surgery, particularly in the suture field, for over 60 years. From the first sutures to the development of minimally invasive procedures they have revolutionized surgery more than once. Sanjoy Roy talks to Lung Cancer Management about how Ethicon has shaped surgery, and how new tools that Ethicon has developed have improved lung cancer surgery outcomes and reduced the economic burden of lung cancer treatment. Finally, we look at the future of lung cancer surgery and how it may change in the light of new technologies and the global burden of disease and healthcare costs.