Robotic and video-assisted thoracic surgery reduces recovery time for those with lung cancer, allowing some to leave the hospital the day after surgery. Dr. Geoffrey B. Pelz, a thoracic surgeon at ...

CURE spoke with a thoracic surgeon about the impact of minimally invasive surgery for patients. For patients with lung cancer, advancements such as robotic surgery and video-assisted thoracic surgery ...

Lung cancer surgery invariably influences these perceptions as well. In people who undergo surgery, the perception of quality of life drops dramatically, with 81% reporting poor QoL overall. By ...

Shari Meyerson, M.D. (left) and Mansi Shah, M.D., can offer patients with lung conditions a minimally invasive alternative for their lung surgery. Hilary Brown \| UK Photo. LEXINGT ...

Ten-year STARS trial data show stereotactic ablative radiotherapy provides survival outcomes comparable to surgery in ...

Patients undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) for early-stage lung cancer had improved overall survival (OS) compared with patients who had open lobectomy, according to a ...

Adding immunotherapy to chemotherapy before surgery for patients with operable non-small cell lung cancer—the leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide—improved long-term survival overall compared with ...

For patients with non-small cell lung cancer, stereotactic ablative radiotherapy offers long-term survival outcomes comparable to surgery.

As a bystander watching Dr. Shankar Raman work, you might think he’s playing a video game. Each hand is on a controller. He’s ...

Lung cancer surgery is the primary form of treatment for most cases of early stage lung cancer. Surgery is particularly effective in cases where the tumor hasn’t spread. It can help treat the cancer, ...

Results from a phase 3 clinical trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine, today (June 2nd) show that patients with lung cancer who received an immunotherapy drug, nivolumab, along with ...