ECMO is a technique that oxygenates a patient’s blood outside the body, making it possible to perform surgery on the airway itself – something not possible with standard ventilation. Jennifer Whiteley ...

Surgery is particularly effective in cases where the tumor hasn’t spread. It can help treat the cancer, improve outlook, and help patients live disease-free for a long time. In some cases of ...

LCMC Health performs the Gulf South's first single-port robotic lung cancer surgery, expanding minimally invasive treatment ...

The duration of recovery after lung cancer surgery can range from weeks to months, and is generally longer after open lung surgery compared to minimally invasive procedures. Recovery at home involves ...

Minimally invasive surgeries, including video-assisted and robotic techniques, improve recovery times and reduce surgical impact for lung cancer patients. Screening is vital for early detection, ...

Recovery after lung cancer surgery takes time. A lobectomy, a surgery that removes an entire lobe of the lung, is the most common form of lung removal to treat non-small cell lung cancer. These ...

Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) is a minimally invasive surgical technique doctors use to diagnose and treat various chest conditions. It involves inserting a camera and instruments ...

Results from a Phase III clinical trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine, show that patients with lung cancer who received an immunotherapy drug, nivolumab, along with standard ...

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 ...