Doctors at Main Line Health now have a new kind of robotic surgery that makes recovery quicker and easier for lung cancer patients. Traditional lung cancer surgery usually involves some pain and a ...

Lung cancer surgery is the primary form of treatment for most cases of early stage lung cancer. Surgery is particularly effective in cases where the tumor hasn’t spread. It can help treat the cancer, ...

When appropriate, surgery remains the most effective treatment option for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), including for patients with COPD, said Friedberg, professor in the Department of Thoracic ...

Multidisciplinary evaluation, including thoracic surgical consultation, is crucial for oligometastatic NSCLC patients to optimize treatment strategies. Lung surgery for oligometastatic NSCLC shows ...

Mary Ann Reck, center, is surrounded by her medical team at Allegheny Health Network Allegheny General Hospital. Reck successfully underwent a complex surgery called a pulmonary thromboendarterectomy ...

Precision-targeted radiation is proving a match for surgery in early-stage lung cancer, offering patients similar long-term survival with less invasiveness, and potentially transforming how this ...

Oct. 9, 2025, marks the first-ever Lung Transplant Awareness Day. This initiative is dedicated to uniting the lung disease patient community, raising awareness of this lifesaving medical procedure and ...

Doctors told him he could live up to three years through chemotherapy, but instead, he chose to undergo a rare double lung transplant In October 2023, Dean Comstock developed a cough that wouldn't go ...

Stage 1 lung carcinoid tumors are confined to the lung and have not spread to lymph nodes or distant organs. Tumors at this stage are typically small and localized, which often allows for curative ...