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 ...

Lung transplant surgery generally takes eight to 10 hours. It may take longer depending on whether you have had previous chest surgery and if you are receiving two lungs instead of one. You’ll be ...

Robotic and video-assisted thoracic surgery have revolutionized lung cancer treatment, minimizing trauma and shortening recovery times. Minimally invasive techniques enable complex procedures, ...

Lung resection after initial nonoperative treatment for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) was safe and led to significantly improved survival in select patients previously treated with nonoperative ...

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 ...

Precision-targeted radiation is proving a match for surgery in early-stage lung cancer, offering patients similar long-term survival with less invasiveness, and potentially transforming how this ...

Tumors can spread from one lung to the other and beyond. How are possible cancer metastases diagnosed in early stages? In 2002, 53-year-old David Sturges made an appointment with a cardiologist to ...

Imagine you go to the healthcare provider because you have a bad cough, or maybe you fell and hurt your ribs.

Massachusetts has the best record in the country for screening, early diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer, according to the annual State of Lung Cancer report released Tuesday by the American Lung ...