Barbara Rodriguez, 53, later discovered her cancer wasn’t even caused by her smoking, but rather a gene mutation.

Today marks two years since WTOP’s Neal Augenstein was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer. He reflects on where he’s been in ...

A VATS lobectomy, or thoracoscopic lobectomy ... with general anesthesia using a special endotracheal tube that allows intentional collapse of the lung which is operated on. The procedure is performed ...

Now, Mehrkar has a new feat for her unusual résumé — she’s the world’s first recipient of a fully robotic double lung transplant. “I’ve been in awe — it’s an unbelievable thing ...

Lobectomy - when one of the five lobes is removed; Segmentectomy - when a segment is removed; Wedge resection - when a small section of the lung is removed; Pneumonectomy - when an entire lung is ...

These options include pneumonectomy (to remove one lung), lobectomy (to remove a part of the lung called a lobe), or segmentectomy (to remove more than a wedge but less than a lobe). For those who ...

That's a pretty common feeling, 20% of lung cancer patients aren't smokers. It's not on everyone's radar. But experts, like the surgeon who performed Morrison's lobectomy say it should be.

A perioperative exercise intervention using wearable devices improved physical activity and dyspnea 6 months after lung ...

With more lung cancer cases being detected via both incidental findings and early screenings, robotic-assisted surgery can make for an all around better experience for patients. Charles Simmons, a ...

"I felt I had smoked and that I deserved it but then I thought about my son, Oscar, and knew I was going to take up the ...

Lung cancer, the most commonly diagnosed cancer in China, has only a 19.7% five-year survival rate in the country. The disease in non-smokers is prevalent and younger patients account for an ...