Yovana Portillo felt stunned that she had lung cancer because she never smoked. But she hopes people realize that lung cancer ...

surgery for early-stage cancer removes all or part of the lung to extract the cancer. It can include: Segmentectomy is the removal of part of a lung lobe. Lobectomy involves removing an entire ...

The dissected lobe is typical placed in a bag and removed ... of resection and cancer-specific outcomes are similar between VATS lobectomy and open lobectomy. Sugarbaker DJ, Bueno R, Krasna MJ, ...

Surgical intervention may be recommended for early-stage lung cancer. The goal is to remove the tumor and some surrounding healthy tissue. Types of surgery include lobectomy (removal of a lobe of ...

BOSTON - Patients with lung nodules often have to undergo several procedures including biopsy and multiple surgeries, but a Boston hospital is offering a new approach that allows patients to get ...

A pulmonary bleb is a small collection of air between the lung and the outer surface of the lung (visceral pleura) usually found in the upper lobe of the lung ... will typically have emphysema. Before ...

has been discharged from hospital following surgery to remove his right lung. The Old Bexley and Sidcup MP stepped back from his government role last month after discovering his lung cancer had ...

the positive result of stage 2b lung cancer was shocking because of her active lifestyle. “So, they immediately set me up for surgery and they removed the lower lobe of my right lung ...