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Combined Complete Right Upper Bilobectomy with Resection of VI Rib and N2-Lymphadenectomy for Local Advanced Lung Cancer with Stage T3N1M0 (adenocarcinoma, tumor size=8.0 cm)

Minimally invasive lung cancer surgery – Dr. Sandeep Khandhar and patient Joe Oglesby talk about one patient’s experience

When his suspicious cough led to a lung cancer diagnosis, Don feared the worst. But Rush’s lung cancer team worked together to find a state-of-the-art solution. Physicians used video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery, a minimally invasive procedure. “I felt good after, and I’ve felt good ever since,” he says.

Dr. John derosimo talks about minimally invasive lung cancer surgery, a procedure known as video assisted thoracic surgery or VATS. This video is brought to you by the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, South Carolina. Visit www.muschealth.com to learn more about Dr. derosimo.

Overview: More than 85 percent of lung cancer cases are smoking-related. In this interview, we hear from a chest surgeon who specializes in treating lung and esophageal cancer about the trends in smoking in the United States. The interview also covers lung cancer, including how it develops and how it is treated. Part One: Cancer [...]

Dr. Rudy Lackner, thoracic surgeon at The Nebraska Medical Center discusses minimally invasive techniques to treat people with lung cancer. For more information, visit www.nebraskamed.com or call 1-800-922-0000.

Once you have been diagnosed with breast cancer, usually treatment starts first with surgery. There are generally two components to the operation: 1) the breast, and 2) the axilla (armpit). In the breast, there are two choices: 1) lumpectomy (removing the cancer lump and some surrounding tissue), or 2) mastectomy (removing the entire breast). Just [...]