Air embolism represents a rare but critical complication associated with percutaneous lung biopsy procedures. During these procedures, air may inadvertently enter the vascular system, potentially ...

A head-to-head study from Medtronic showed that its minimally invasive approach to reaching tissues in the lung suspected of harboring cancer could be just as effective as the current standard of care ...

For biopsy of indeterminate lung nodules, navigational bronchoscopy was on par with transthoracic needle biopsy and led to fewer complications, the VERITAS trial showed. Procedural complications ...

Different methods of DNA collection and needle sizes led to varied next-generation sequencing success rates among patients with lung cancer in a recent study. In patients with non–small-cell lung ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A preoperative biopsy procedure did not raise the risk for tumor spread through airspaces among patients with ...

Preoperative chemoradiotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients with operable stage IIIB disease. A phase II trial of the Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research (SAKK) No significant ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I have a 72-year-old male friend in excellent health. Approximately six months ago, he had difficulty breathing and subsequently had fluid drained from his left lung. He worked with ...

No longer will surgeons be flying blind while performing biopsies of peripheral lung nodules—at least, not if Mauna Kea Technologies and Johnson & Johnson’s Lung Cancer Initiative have anything to say ...

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the U.S. A company seeking to address the healthcare system’s shortcomings in diagnosing the disease just reeled in $150 million. Noah was founded ...

When Leslie Keebler contracted the flu last winter, early-stage lung cancer was not on her radar. The 62-year-old from ...

I have a 72-year-old male friend in excellent health. Approximately six months ago, he had difficulty breathing and subsequently had fluid drained from his left lung. He worked with asbestos in his ...