Surgeons Push for Less Invasive Lung Cancer Procedures
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FRIDAY, June 29 (HealthDay News) - Less invasive lung surgery should become the first option for cancer patients, U.S. experts say.
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Cancer experts say 'world first' will lead to less aggressive therapies for sick children
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A new study suggests that screening smokers and former smokers for lung cancer doesn't save lives or prevent advanced disease and may lead to unneeded and harmful treatment. But it's not the final word on CT scans.
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X-ray screening for lung cancer may  not save many lives, a team of U.S. and Italian researchers  said on Tuesday in a report that adds to a growing debate.
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A simple breath test can sometimes  detect lung cancer in patients even in the early stages of the  disease, proving in principle that the idea might work, U.S.  researchers reported on Sunday.
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Might reduce number of bypass surgeries, study says    HealthDayNews -- A new technique that uses infrared light and radiofrequency energy to clear blocked arteries may reduce the number of patients who need bypass surgery, says a Dutch study in the October issue of the journal Cardiovascular Interventions.    The study found this guidewire system can navigate blocked coronary arteries, burn through dense scar tissue and reestablish blood flow through severely obstructed arteries...
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Thousands of UK heart patients undergo the operation that surgeons have performed on former American president Bill Clinton. A coronary artery bypass is a relatively routine procedure
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Advances in medical science have made transplant surgery a desired treatment for some serious diseases. Unfortunately, while the number of patients needing a transplant increases, the availability of donated organs remains small.
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Scientists believe they have found a way to make prostate cancer treatment more effective.
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(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Patients at risk for undergoing surgery now have a successful option to open clogged arteries. A study reported in this weekâs The New England Journal of Medicine finds a less-invasive
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ANN ARBOR, Mich., June 5 -- The patient lay on the operating table, prepped for transplant surgery. In the air over Lake Michigan on Monday, a twin-engine plane sped his way, carrying a team of surgeons and technicians, along with a donor organ on ice.
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US heart specialists are avoiding potentially risky procedures because they could affect their mortality rates, research suggests, amid fears the same thing could happen in the UK.
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NEW YORK  - Lung biopsy performed with a  needle and guided with CT imaging is a safe, accurate  alternative to surgical biopsy in children, a new study find.  Moreover, the researchers note, the needle, or "percutaneous,"  approach is less costly than surgical biopsy and results in  speedier recovery.
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NEW YORK  - Surgery for lung cancer can have a substantial impact on long-term, health-related quality of life, the results of a study published in the current issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology suggest.
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A paint which illuminates cancer cells could help surgeons remove tumours accurately, scientists say.
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NEW YORK  - Researchers have developed a checklist of measures they say could improve the quality of care for people undergoing colon cancer surgery.
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NEW YORK  - Guidelines released Monday by the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) indicate that at present lung cancer screening with CT scanning and other methods is generally not warranted outside of research studies.