Patients undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) for early-stage lung cancer had improved overall survival (OS ...

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 ...

Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery demonstrated superior overall survival than open lobectomy in patients with early-stage lung cancer.

Standard surgical procedures for lung cancer patients are still effective even when done in a minimally invasive manner, according to new research from Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WTHR) - Marie Weiss is the first patient at IU Health to undergo an endobronchial valve procedure. Only recently approved by the FDA, she says it's been life-changing. Weiss was ...

As they became inundated with patients suffering severe respiratory distress from the coronavirus last month, a group of nurses at a Long Island hospital snapped into action and created a “turning ...

After lung cancer screening (LCS), imaging and invasive procedures were performed 31.9% and 2.8% of the time, respectively. Complications during invasive procedures occurred in 30.6% of cases.

About two years ago, John McLees' lungs had become so badly damaged that he could barely get from one side of his small condo to the other without feeling like he'd just finished an intense workout.

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A Burlington County man knew he had to take drastic measures when he was told by one of his doctors that he wouldn't live to see the holidays. He then underwent a life changing ...