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Quality of Life After Lung Cancer Surgery

Lung cancer surgery invariably influences these perceptions as well. In people who undergo surgery, the perception of quality of life drops dramatically, with 81% reporting poor QoL overall. By ...
Medical Dialogues

Video assisted thoracoscopy surgery reduces mortality by 21 percent compared to lobectomy: Study

Patients who underwent video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) compared to open lobectomy had a significantly improved overall survival rate, according to a meta-analysis presented at ...
Medscape

SABR Ties SOC Surgery in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Survival

Ten-year STARS trial data show stereotactic ablative radiotherapy provides survival outcomes comparable to surgery in ...
Medscape

Lung Cancer Death Risk Reduced With VATS Over Open Surgery

A new meta-analysis provided high-quality evidence demonstrating that video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) significantly reduces the risk for death by 21% compared with open lobectomy in ...

At 10 years, stereotactic body radiation therapy comparable to surgery for early-stage lung cancer

Researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center will present new data at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) 2025 Annual Meeting demonstrating that stereotactic body ...