Expanded lung cancer screening and smoking cessation programs could prevent tens of thousands of deaths, but systemic barriers and outdated criteria leave high-risk communities behind.
Colette Smith was diagnosed with cancer in both of her lungs despite never smoking before. After initially thinking she was ...
Lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) is a treatment for end-stage lung disease caused by emphysema. Emphysema is a type of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) that causes shortness of breath ...
Dr. Tammy Gleeson, the chief of thoracic and robotic surgery at Southcoast Health, says lung cancer screenings can save lives ...
Quitting smoking is one of the most important steps you can take for your health, but it's also one of the hardest. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), most adults who ...
Lung cancer is a major cause of all cancer-related deaths, with some treatment options involving surgery to remove cancerous cells from the lungs. Researchers seek the best treatment options to ...
Doctors at Main Line Health now have a new kind of robotic surgery that makes recovery quicker and easier for lung cancer ...