Main Line Health doctor touts new robotic surgery making life easier for lung cancer patients

Doctors at Main Line Health now have a new kind of robotic surgery that makes recovery quicker and easier for lung cancer ...
CURE

Understanding Squamous Cell Lung Cancer and Common Treatment Paths

Squamous cell carcinoma treatment varies by stage, involving surgery, radiation, and systemic therapies based on cancer ...
CURE

Expert Explains Recent Advances in Early Stage Lung Cancer Surgery

Advances in surgery and a clearer understanding of early stage lung cancer are improving outcomes for many patients. Dr. Nabil Rizk, chief of thoracic surgery at Hackensack University Medical Center ...
WUWF

Ascension Sacred Heart Surgeon uses robotic surgical systems to both diagnose and remove lung cancer in one single procedure

Dr. Christopher Ellington, a thoracic surgeon at Ascension Sacred Heart, is the only doctor in the Pensacola area performing ...
People

Kathy Griffin Speaks in First Video Update Since Lung Surgery, Receives Outpouring of Love: 'Praying for You'

Several celebrities chimed in on Griffin's latest post, where she spoke on camera for the first time since going under the knife for lung surgery due to her cancer diagnosis Kathy Griffin is on the ...
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Major lung resection safer than ever, especially at the busiest hospitals

Toronto, ON, Canada, April 29, 2014 – A major new study using data from the National Cancer Data Base details the impact of annual hospital volume on 30- and 90-day mortality rates. Investigators ...

St. Luke’s marks 20 years of robotic surgery with open house

Community members came together Sunday afternoon at UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Hospital to celebrate a major milestone: ...

Surgeon stresses importance of lung cancer screenings

Dr. Tammy Gleeson, the chief of thoracic and robotic surgery at Southcoast Health, says lung cancer screenings can save lives ...

Georgia 12-year-old boy fighting cancer breathing easier after lung surgery, family asking for prayers for continued fight ahead

Four days after major lung surgery, the brave 12-year-old is breathing easier. The last few days brought rough moments -- a sudden fever, a racing heart, and pain that would overwhelm most adults.
People

Kathy Griffin Shares 'Funny' Joke from Her Doctor While Recovering from Lung Removal Surgery

Kathy Griffin revealed last week that she had to have part of her lung removed due to her stage 1 lung cancer diagnosis Kathy Griffin is still cracking jokes despite being in recovery from having part ...
Medscape

After Lung Cancer Surgery, What Happens Between Days 30-90?

TORONTO — Thirty-day mortality following lung cancer surgery has greatly decreased in the United States during the past decades, and not unexpectedly, it is lowest in high-volume hospitals, according ...
KSHB Kansas City

21-year-old Kansas woman recovers from COVID-19-related lung surgery

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A 21-year-old Manhattan native is on the road to recovery after undergoing lung surgery due to COVID-19. 41 Action News first spoke to Cecilia Erker in July, when she contracted the ...