The lungs have several lobes. The right lung has three lobes, and the left has two. Each lobe has several segments. To treat early stage NSCLC, surgeons may remove a segment of the lungs in a ...

Her lungs sounded normal to her doctor, but she was sent to get an X-ray in May just in case. The scan showed a 6-centimeter by 6.9-centimeter tumor in the left upper lobe of her lung. It was not ...

Vatican Diary. The health chronicles of popes are an old practice, revealing—at least in certain eras—the frail constitution ...

He saved my life by doing so. Carla G. I was screened on my own, as I had been a smoker for 38 years, having quit for eight at that time. My cancer was caught at stage one and I had the top lobe of my ...

Jan. 9, 2025 — Researchers have shown that a test called ORACLE can predict lung cancer survival at the point of diagnosis better than currently used clinical risk factors. This could help ...

Every time Cherith Satterfield took a deep breath, she would hear a whistle. The 39-year-old thought she was having seasonal allergies, or maybe it was related to a thyroid problem she had been ...

In this new, deeply personal autobiography, published January 15, Pope Francis does not reveal new information but instead ...

Lung cancer is one of the most common cancers. Stage 1 lung cancer is defined by tumors that are very small and have not spread (metastasized) to other parts of the body. Despite its name, it is ...

New studies find youth vaping is at an all-time low, but doctors are still concerned about future lung health.

The frontal lobe is a large part of the brain. It extends from the front of the brain almost halfway to the back, and it helps humans perform complex tasks, innovate, and imagine. This article ...

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