CHICAGO — Claudia Donohue was on the operating table first thing in the morning. It wasn’t where she wanted to end up when she first learned she had lung cancer. When she saw the constellation of ...

Medically reviewed by Sanja Jelic, MDMedically reviewed by Sanja Jelic, MD Bibasilar atelectasis is the collapse of the lower parts of both lungs. It can cause symptoms such as shortness of breath and ...

A CT scan of healthy lungs looks typical in size with no inflammation, allowing the diaphragm to dome. Lungs with emphysema can look overinflated, with muscle loss, making the diaphragm misshapen. The ...

Tufts student Billy Senopoulos, plagued by Cystic Fibrosis since birth, is very ill. Senopoulos, 27, needs a complicated lung transplant, which requires finding two separate suitable donors willing to ...

Jimmy Howard was tired of going under the knife by the time he found out he might need another surgery. Howard, 69, had already undergone several vascular procedures when he experienced a cardiac ...

The global lung cancer surgery market is set to witness a growth rate of 4% in the next 5 years. Increasing incidence of lung ...

Oh, if she could just say something that would catch people's attention, hook them into thinking about donating a fifth of their lungs to her 19-year-old son. Erik will die without it, said his mother ...

SAN ANTONIO – A San Antonio doctor is warning all smokers about the dangers of tobacco and what they should do to make sure they don’t develop lung cancer. November marks Lung Cancer Awareness Month.