Advances in surgery and a clearer understanding of early stage lung cancer are improving outcomes for many patients. Dr. Nabil Rizk, chief of thoracic surgery at Hackensack University Medical Center ...

CHICAGO — Claudia Donohue was on the operating table first thing in the morning. It wasn’t where she wanted to end up when she first learned she had lung cancer. When she saw the constellation of ...

The lungs are a pair of spongy organs in your chest. The right lung is bigger than the left lung. Each lung is divided into smaller parts called lobes. The right lung has three lobes, and the left ...

In addition to chemotherapy, radiation, and immunotherapy, lung cancer treatment may include several types of surgery. After a lung cancer diagnosis, your doctor will determine the next steps in your ...

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 study results are from a Phase 3 clinical trial sponsored by ...

A woman who had part of her lung removed after being misdiagnosed with cancer says she has been left with permanent ...

Using time-resolved CT data to estimate the breathing capacity in different parts of the lung could enable more effective treatment of lung tumours while reducing the risk of radiation-induced ...

A CT scan of healthy lungs looks typical in size with no inflammation, allowing the diaphragm to dome. Lungs with emphysema can look overinflated, with muscle loss, making the diaphragm misshapen. The ...