Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) is a minimally invasive surgical technique doctors use to diagnose and treat various chest conditions. It involves inserting a camera and instruments ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --A University of Chicago police captain with two new lungs is sharing his story for National Police Week. Capt. Arthur Gillespie was the first patient at Northwestern Medicine to have a ...

Robotic and video-assisted thoracic surgery have revolutionized lung cancer treatment, minimizing trauma and shortening recovery times. Minimally invasive techniques enable complex procedures, ...

Following surgery for stage IA lung cancer, survival and quality of life were similar between patients aged 80 years and ...

Lung wedge resection is surgery that removes a small, wedge-shaped piece of lung tissue. It can treat early stage lung cancer or help doctors diagnose suspicious lumps or shadows on the lungs, visible ...

Adding immunotherapy to chemotherapy before surgery for patients with operable non-small cell lung cancer—the leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide—improved long-term survival overall compared with ...

A new study shows that a simple measurement from routine chest X-rays can help predict survival among patients with lung ...