Sentences with phrase «after lung cancer surgery»

For example, a recent study of outcomes after lung cancer surgery demonstrated fewer complications and a higher success rate of cancerous node removal in patients who had their procedures performed by a thoracic surgeon, rather than a cardiac or general surgeon.

Patients aged 65 years and older are living longer after lung cancer surgery, and with older people representing a rapidly growing proportion of patients diagnosed with lung cancer, this improved survival is especially significant, according to an article posted online today by The Annals of Thoracic Surgery..

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People likely to have had high concentrations of vitamin D in their bodies had a far better chance of being alive and cancerfree 5 years after surgery for early - stage lung cancer than did people who probably carried little of the vitamin when they underwent surgery.

«Drug reduces size of some lung cancer tumors, relapse rate after surgery.»

Overall, results also showed that it took a month and a half to more than 6 months for many patients to undergo surgery after an initial x-ray displayed signs of possible lung cancer.

A simple, inexpensive and non-invasive breath test may be key to determining the return of lung cancer after surgery, a new study has found.

Curcumin may play a role in preventing or treating lung disease, brain disease, and a variety of cancers, including multiple myeloma and cancers of the breast, brain, blood, colon, kidney, liver, pancreas, and skin, and may also help speed recovery after surgery and effectively treat rheumatoid arthritis better than the leading drug of choice.