Race-correction for spirometry, a type of pulmonary function test, is commonly done in medical institutions across the United States. Recently, the American Thoracic Society released recommendations ...

Recovery after lung cancer surgery takes time. A lobectomy, a surgery that removes an entire lobe of the lung, is the most common form of lung removal to treat non-small cell lung cancer.Other types ...

Individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are already compromised, so the prospect of removing all or part of a lung is especially daunting for these patients if they are also ...

A Utah mom of five with Stage 4 lung cancer underwent surgery to have her right lung removed Thursday. She is now on a ...

A mother of five living with stage 4 lung cancer has had her right lung removed, and is awaiting an organ donor for a life-saving transplant. Kelsey Flake of Utah previously led a very active ...

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 ...

Study strengthens evidence supporting lung-sparing surgery, offering hope for mesothelioma patients by The Mount Sinai Hospital edited by Lisa Lock, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Editors' notes The GIST ...

In patients who undergo pulmonary resection for lung cancer, a major potential postoperative complication is venous thromboembolism (VTE) - a condition that develops when a blood clot forms in a vein ...

More patients are choosing radiation therapy over surgery to treat their early-stage lung cancer, but a new study argues they might be making a mistake. People who are good surgical candidates for ...