For patients with early-stage lung cancer, the journey from diagnosis to treatment often involves multiple procedures spread ...

Lung wedge resection is surgery that removes a small, wedge-shaped piece of lung tissue. It can treat early stage lung cancer or help doctors diagnose suspicious lumps or shadows on the lungs, visible ...

Surgery is a common treatment for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), particularly when the disease is detected early and the tumor is small and is only in one part of the lung. For small cell lung ...

Lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) is a treatment for end-stage lung disease caused by emphysema. Emphysema is a type of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) that causes shortness of breath ...

Surgeons and teams with Vanderbilt Lung Transplant performed 99 lung transplants in 2024, the most ever in one year. Two of the procedures involved combined organ transplants. For the second calendar ...

BOSTON, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Patients with lung nodules often have to undergo several procedures including biopsy and multiple surgeries, but a Boston hospital is offering a new approach that allows ...

Austin, Nov. 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The S&S Insider report indicates that, "The Lung Cancer Surgery Market Size was estimated at USD 5.4 billion in 2023 and is expected to reach USD 7.9 billion ...

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — Dr. Robert Allman of ECU Health completed North Carolina’s first single-port robotic upper lobectomies using the da Vinci SP system. According to a press release, performed ...