Grandmother-to-be never smoked but got lung cancer. She turned to a cutting-edge option
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 ...
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Lung Transplant Surgery
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 ...
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Survival better with lobectomy vs. wedge resection in early stage lung cancer
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 hospital offers one-visit procedure to treat lung cancer
BOSTON - Patients with lung nodules often have to undergo several procedures including biopsy and multiple surgeries, but a ...
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Anatomic lung resection linked to improved survival for early-stage lung cancer
New research presented at the 2025 Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Annual Meeting reveals that anatomic lung resections, ...