Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Surgery

Lung-sparing surgery may boost mesothelioma survival

(HealthDay)—Surgery that preserves the lung, when combined with other therapies, appears to extend the lives of people with a subtype of the rare and deadly cancer mesothelioma, a new study suggests.

Surgery

Frailty in older surgery patients may be under recognized

Key findings in this study show nearly 70% of patients who participated in the frailty screening were determined to be pre-frail or frail. Patients who are frail or pre-frail may be at greater risk of surgical and post-surgical ...

Cardiology

Serious heart problem a family matter

(HealthDay)—A potentially deadly heart problem can run in families and occur at similar ages, a new study suggests.

Oncology & Cancer

Surgery tied to longer survival for lung cancer patients

(HealthDay)—Many patients with advanced stage non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) might live longer if treated surgically, but few patients are actually undergoing surgery, according to a study published online June 9 in ...

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