Then the doctor closes the incision with stitches or staples. These are removed about 1 to 3 weeks after surgery. The incision will leave a scar that will fade with time. During a lung transplant the ...

You just don't know." Ciaccio went to a pulmonologist and underwent a PET scan, which uses a radioactive tracer to search for traces of cancer. The scan found signs of cancer, and a biopsy confirmed ...

Among patients with stage IA non-small cell lung cancer, long-term survival was better with lobectomy or segmentectomy vs. wedge resection, according to results presented at the Society of Thoracic ...

BOSTON - Patients with lung nodules often have to undergo several procedures including biopsy and multiple surgeries, but a ...