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Exercise after Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery
53 days after Julie Jones had video assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) to remove the lower lobe of her right lung, Julie ran a half marathon. Even more impressive, she finished only
53 days after Julie Jones had video assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) to remove the lower lobe of her right lung, Julie ran a half marathon. Even more impressive, she finished only
On May 28, 2021, the global lung cancer community celebrated news that the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has granted accelerated approval for sotarasib as a second-line
According to the National Cancer Institute, approximately 70% of lung cancer patients are initially diagnosed with advanced-stage disease, which is more difficult to treat than
Approximately 23% of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) have an EGFR-positive mutation. Advanced-stage NSCLC patients whose tumors have an EGFR mutation are often treated with one
Tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) are a class of drugs used to treat patients with certain types of advanced-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Each TKI targets cancer cells
In the past few years, immunotherapies, or treatments that leverage the body’s natural immune system to fight disease, have emerged as an exciting treatment option for advanced
We’ve all heard the phrase “food is medicine,” but what does that really mean? In honor of National Nutrition Month this March, we are here to highlight why nutrition is a critical
Rose Vining was initially diagnosed with lung cancer in 2011; she had two recurrences in the 5 years after her diagnosis. Over the years, she had several treatments, including two
Immunotherapy, the treatment that harnesses the body’s natural defenses to fight disease, has helped patients, excited imaginations, and stimulated new avenues of research in lung
Over the past several years, Jeffrey Thompson, MD, MS, watched eagerly as checkpoint inhibitors, immunotherapy drugs that take the brakes off the immune system to allow the body to
For many decades, chemotherapy, despite the side effects it can cause, was the standard of care for advanced-stage lung cancer patients. While every patient does not benefit from
Historically, lung cancer surgeries were all thoracotomies, or what are considered “open procedures,” during which the ribs are spread and the chest wall is cut in order to access