Allison Ciaccio had a respiratory illness that wouldn't go away. Repeated follow-ups found Stage I lung cancer.

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 ...

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 ...

after surgery is important, although very limited data are available on the QOL after lung cancer surgery. Methods: The effect of surgery on HRQOL was assessed in a prospective study of 110 patients ...

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

EGFR-positive lung cancer caught at an early stage may be removed through surgery. Certain patients may receive osimertinib (Tagrisso) after surgery and some patients may receive chemotherapy.