The new lung cancer screening program needs to be independently evaluated to keep it on track, and to minimise the harms.

The challenges came one after another for Sheila, a 15-year veteran of the flooring industry who now works as a utility ...

Among the most immediate changes affecting patients today is the roll-out of the BioButton, a medical-grade wearable that remotely tracks a patient's vital signs after chemotherapy or surgery ...

New blood tests promise to detect malignancies before they’ve spread. But proving that these tests actually improve outcomes ...

Many surgeries for lung cancer at MSK use methods that are less invasive. This is called minimally invasive surgery because it does less harm to nearby tissue. This method uses small incisions (cuts) ...

Diane was quickly sent for more tests. Within days, physicians confirmed that the nodule was an early-stage lung cancer. Just eight weeks later, she had surgery to remove the tumor.

Dan Larson, a Seattle resident diagnosed with lung cancer in 2023, benefited from robotic-assisted surgery developed by Intuitive, a leader in robotic surgical technology. After undergoing two ...

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The approach offers patients more accurate and less invasive options for surgery. The multidisciplinary team can better locate and target lung tumors, improving outcomes and minimizing recovery times.

Today, the fourth and latest generation of the da Vinci — the da Vinci Xi — is commonly used in lung cancer surgery, particularly when minimally invasive precision is required.

FRIDAY, March 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Patients with non-small cell lung cancer undergoing lobectomy or pneumonectomy ...

An impactful study funded by the National Cancer Institute and led by researchers at Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah (the U) shows that a personalized, clinic-aligned exercise ...