For some patients with non-small cell lung cancer, removing part of the lobe rather than the entire lobe still provides benefit, study results show.

Some patients having surgery for early-stage lung cancer may no longer need to lose an entire lobe of their lung, new research shows.

The traditional treatment for early-stage non-small cell lung cancer is a lobectomy, where a surgeon eradicates cancerous tissue by removing an entire lung lobe.

WTOP’s Neal Augenstein had robot-assisted surgery Friday as part of his treatment for stage 4 lung cancer. Now he’s back to work, feeling great, and amazed by recent developments in treatment.

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Moore’s nodes rested on the outer lining of the lung and Flores used minimally invasive surgery to remove them and the lobe. She had stage 1 lung cancer, but each nodule was a different type of ...

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 ...

A rare complication of this surgery results in a hole at the bottom of the lung where the connections between the lower and middle lobes were sewn shut after the lower lobe removal.

"In contrast to the National Emphysema Treatment Trial (NETT), which found lung volume reduction surgery ineffective for lower lobe disease, our study revealed significant improvements in lower ...