LOS ANGELES -- Surgeries to remove small tumors in stage IA non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) were associated with varying odds of long-term survival depending on the amount of lung removed, based on ...

Lung cancer surgery is the primary form of treatment for most cases of early stage lung cancer. Surgery is particularly effective in cases where the tumor hasn’t spread. It can help treat the cancer, ...

Surgery may be underused in patients with limited-stage small cell lung cancer (SCLC), suggest the investigators of a recent study. 1 But when to operate? And what is the optimal surgical approach?

Background: The concept of tubeless anesthesia has emerged as a transformative approach in modern anesthesiology, particularly within the framework of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS). However, ...

In the article that accompanies this editorial, Ray et al 17 found that surgical quality as defined by process measures was associated with patient survival after resection for early-stage ...

Erin Gillaspie, MD, MPH, FACS, a faculty member of Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s (VUMC's) department of thoracic surgery, discussed trials that helped lung cancer surgeries evolve. Erin ...