Lung Cancer - Surgery

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The Society of Thoracic Surgeons 2026 Expert Consensus on the Multimodal Treatment of Pleural Mesothelioma

August 20, 2026 | Jeffrey Velotta

This Society of Thoracic Surgeons Expert Consensus Documents provides updated, multidisciplinary guidance on the multimodal management of pleural mesothelioma (PM). The expert panel emphasizes that surgical resection should only be performed as part of a...

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2026 Expert Consensus on the Multimodal Treatment of Pleural Mesothelioma: An Interview With Jeffrey Velotta

August 20, 2026 | Jeffrey Velotta…

In this noteworthy interview, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning speaks with Jeffrey Velotta, Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery at the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine in San Francisco,...

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The Beat With Joel Dunning Ep. 170: 2026 Expert Consensus on the Multimodal Treatment of Pleural Mesothelioma

August 20, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor…

This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Jeffrey Velotta, Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery at the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine in San...

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The Society of Thoracic Surgeons 2026 Expert Consensus on the Multimodal Treatment of Pleural Mesothelioma

August 20, 2026 | Jeffrey Velotta

This Society of Thoracic Surgeons Expert Consensus Documents provides updated, multidisciplinary guidance on the multimodal management of pleural mesothelioma (PM). The expert panel emphasizes that surgical resection should only be...

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Contemporary Outcomes of En Bloc Stapling of the Pulmonary Artery, Bronchus, and Lymph Nodes During Lobectomy for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Retrospective Study

August 20, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor

This retrospective single-center study from Nara Medical University evaluated en bloc stapling of the pulmonary artery branches, bronchus, and adherent lymph nodes using an auto-stapler as a bailout technique during...

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Baylor Study: Mesothelioma ‘Staged Surgical Approach’ Increases Survival

January 12, 2023 | Cameron LindSilver Contributor

A recent study found that mesothelioma patients who undergo both lung-sparing extended pleurectomy and decortication can achieve extended survival compared to those who undergo just one type of surgery. When...

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Minimum Volume Standards for Surgical Care of Early-Stage Lung Cancer: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis

December 21, 2022 | Cameron LindSilver Contributor

This study aimed to determine the cost-effectiveness of receiving surgical resection for non-small cell lung cancer at hospitals that perform at least forty lung resections annually. An analysis was performed...

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Randomized Trial of Bupivacaine Versus Liposomal Bupivacaine in Minimally Invasive Lobectomy

October 13, 2022 | Cameron LindSilver Contributor

With the aim to compare the pain medicines bupivacaine and liposomal bupivacaine, minimally invasive lobectomy patients were randomly assigned to either medicine and monitored after surgery. Both postoperative pain level...

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Sub-Lobar Resection ‘New Standard of Care’ for Small-Sized NSCLC

August 12, 2022 | Mary Hammon

Investigators in the CALGB 140503 recently presented the results of phase 3 of the trial at the IACSLC World Conference on Lung Cancer 2022 in Vienna. The results show that...

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Assessment of Preoperative Opioid Use Prevalence and Clinical Outcomes in Pulmonary Resection

June 10, 2021 | Mark FergusonBronze Contributor

Over 30% of lung resection patients in the STS Database had prior exposure to opioid use. They experienced longer length of postoperative stay, more frequent visits to the ED, and...

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Lung Cancer in France

January 27, 2021 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

An open-access detailed editorial from the official periodical of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer

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A Remarkable Drop in Lung Cancer Mortality

January 10, 2020 | Mark FergusonBronze Contributor

Declines in US annual lung cancer mortality rates of 5% for men and 4% for women led improvements in overall cancer mortality rates in the latest update from the American...

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County-Level Variations in Receipt of Surgery for Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in the United States

December 18, 2019 | Mark FergusonBronze Contributor

Performance of curative surgery for early stage cancer varied considerably among counties in the US, and was related to socioeconomic factors, availability of surgeons, and non-metropolitan status.

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