Patients who underwent video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) compared to open lobectomy had a significantly improved overall survival rate, according to a meta-analysis presented at the ...

LOS ANGELES -- Surgeries to remove small tumors in stage IA non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) were associated with varying odds of long-term survival depending on the amount of lung removed, based on ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I read your column every day. In a recent column. you wrote: “Since age is the major risk factor in getting ...

(Barcelona, Spain September 8, 2025, 10:45 a.m. CEST / UTC +2) – Patients who underwent video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) compared to open lobectomy had a significantly improved overall ...

Medically reviewed by Doru Paul, MD Key Takeaways Survival rates for stage 3 lung cancer can vary between 13% to 36% depending on the subtype.Stage 3a lung cancer is often treated with surgery and ...

The biopsy came back positive. It’s lung cancer.” Countless people in our community hear these words no one ever expects.

I read your column every day. In a recent column. you wrote: "Since age is the major risk factor in getting cancer, it is likely that some ...

Three medical societies claim recent studies have overestimated the potential harms from lung cancer screening and may be deterring patients. Not everyone agrees.

Lung cancer poses a potential smoke screen for today’s pulmonologists. Overall, incidence rates continue to decline in the US as other cancers are on the rise, yet a growing number of patients are ...

Background: Chest drains are routinely used after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) lung resections to evacuate fluid and air from the pleural space. We compared the impact of coaxial ...