Getting a diagnosis of lung cancer can be scary, especially when you don't know what to expect. To help, experts will guide ...

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 ...

Lung cancer is the leading cause of all cancer deaths in the United States. There are several different risk factors for the disease, but above all, smoking remains the biggest contributor to lung ...

Multidisciplinary evaluation, including thoracic surgical consultation, is crucial for oligometastatic NSCLC patients to optimize treatment strategies. Lung surgery for oligometastatic NSCLC shows ...

Most lung cancers are classified as either non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) or small-cell lung cancer (SCLC). SCLC is less common but tends to be more aggressive. It’s subdivided into two main types ...

CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – World Lung Cancer Day has been observed every year on August 1 since 2012 to raise awareness about the risk of the disease. Cooler start to August in western Massachusetts The ...

Precision-targeted radiation is proving a match for surgery in early-stage lung cancer, offering patients similar long-term survival with less invasiveness, and potentially transforming how this ...

Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer-related death in the United States. The good news is that early detection through screening, combined with advancements in treatment, significantly ...

Lung (pulmonary) sarcoma is a rare type of lung cancer. Most lung cancers start in epithelial cells that line your airways, but pulmonary sarcoma develops in connective tissue or other nonepithelial ...