Tag: surgery
Sublobar Resections for Early Lung Cancer
By Tetsuya Mitsudomi, MD
Posted: April 16, 2020
The general principle of surgery for cancer of any organ is to remove the entire tumor with adequate...
Stunning Progress Achieved in Lung Cancer Treatment Over the Last Decade
By Kara Nyberg, PhD
Posted: April 16, 2020
After decades of failed clinical trials and persistently dismal lung cancer survival outcomes, the 2010s breathed new life...
Smoking Cessation Prior to Lung Cancer Surgery
By Jessica Donington, MD, MSCR
Posted: November 12, 2019
Approximately 80% to 85% of patients undergoing lung cancer resections have a smoking history, and 20% are active...