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 ...

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

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 ...

Precision-targeted radiation is proving a match for surgery in early-stage lung cancer, offering patients similar long-term ...

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. The American Lung Association states that lung ...

Medically reviewed by Brian Bezack, DOMedically reviewed by Brian Bezack, DO Stage 3 lung cancer is considered locally advanced with spread in the region near the site. Survival rates for stage 3 ...

Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) and other neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) are a group of cancers that originate from neuroendocrine cells, which release hormones into the bloodstream when they receive ...

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 ...

Although neuroendocrine tumors of the digestive system have been studied, far less is known about those that develop in the lungs, even as their incidence appears to be on the rise.