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Use of minimally invasive surgery varies widely across US hospitals

Hospitals across the country vary substantially in their use of minimally invasive surgery, even when evidence shows that for most patients, minimally invasive surgery is superior to open surgery, a new study shows. The finding represents a major disparity in the surgical care delivered at various hospitals, the study's authors say, and identifies an area of medicine ripe for improvement.

9 Jul 2014

Low baseline QOL scores does not predict worse survival in patients undergoing lung cancer surgery

Quality of life (QOL) is rarely reported in surgical publications, yet it can be an important metric that can be of use to physicians and patients when making treatment decisions.

30 Apr 2014

Solid-dominant lung cancer histology no barrier to segmentectomy

Complete resection with segmentectomy is as effective as lobectomy for patients with solid-dominant clinical stage IA lung adenocarcinoma, Japanese study findings suggest.

1 Apr 2014

Solid-dominant lung cancer histology no barrier to segmentectomy

Complete resection with segmentectomy is as effective as lobectomy for patients with solid-dominant clinical stage IA lung adenocarcinoma, Japanese study findings suggest.

31 Mar 2014

Lobar offers no survival advantage over sublobar resections in NSCLC

Patients do not survive significantly longer after lobectomy for non-small-cell lung cancer than after wedge resection or segmentectomy, indicate US study results.

31 Mar 2014

STS collaborates with DCRI to improve patient safety

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons continues to break new ground in patient safety and quality measurement through a new collaboration with the Duke Clinical Research Institute. DCRI will establish a link with STS clinical data and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services claims data. This link will enable participants and researchers using data from the STS National Database to track long-term patient outcomes.

11 Mar 2014

3-D model of famous amnesiac's brain helps illuminate human memory

During his lifetime, Henry G. Molaison (H.M.) was the best-known and possibly the most-studied patient of modern neuroscience. Now, thanks to the postmortem study of his brain, based on histological sectioning and digital three-dimensional construction led by Jacopo Annese, PhD, at the University of California, San Diego, scientists around the globe will finally have insight into the neurological basis of the case that defined modern studies of human memory.

29 Jan 2014

Novel HER2 mutation identified in familial lung adenocarcinomas

Researchers have identified a novel germline mutation in the transmembrane domain of the human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 gene in familial lung adenocarcinomas.

24 Jan 2014

Rice University, MD Anderson analyze complications on costs of complex cancer surgery

Although complications from surgical care for cancer patients may seem infrequent, the costs associated with such outcomes are extremely high, according to researchers from Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy and the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

7 Jan 2014

Researchers identify new way to determine successful surgical outcomes for epilepsy

A discovery from Case Western Reserve and Cleveland Clinic researchers could provide epilepsy patients invaluable advance guidance about their chances to improve symptoms through surgery.

31 Oct 2013

GGO-dominant lung tumors have excellent prognosis

Ground glass opacity-dominant clinical stage IA lung adenocarcinoma is a low-grade malignancy with an “excellent” prognosis, Japanese researchers believe.

10 Sep 2013

Specific pattern in lung tumor pathology is strong predictor of recurrence, says study

A new study by thoracic surgeons and pathologists at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center shows that a specific pattern found in the tumor pathology of some lung cancer patients is a strong predictor of recurrence.

8 Aug 2013

New minimally invasive surgery for epilepsy offers quicker recuperation time for patients

A new minimally invasive laser-based tool for epilepsy surgery offers a quicker recuperation time for patients than major surgery, Mayo Clinic researchers report. The research is ongoing, but preliminary results were recently presented at the American Academy of Neurology.

6 Jun 2013

Study reports liver donors face mortality risk with LDLT

A study published in Liver Transplantation, a journal of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society, reports that donor mortality is about 1 in 500 donors with living donor liver transplantation (LDLT).

26 Apr 2013

Obesity ramps up thoracic surgery costs

Obese patients have significantly increased operating times when undergoing lobectomy for primary lung cancer, show US study results.

5 Dec 2012

Lobectomy for primary lung cancer takes longer in obese patients

Lobectomy for primary lung cancer takes longer when a patient is obese, not only increasing the resources required to achieve a good outcome, but also adding to national health care costs, according to a study published in the December 2012 issue of The Annals of Thoracic Surgery.

29 Nov 2012

Breath testing could discriminate between benign and malignant pulmonary nodules

A pilot study, published in the October 2012 issue of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer's (IASLC) Journal of Thoracic Oncology, showed that breath testing could be used to discriminate between benign and malignant pulmonary nodules.

17 Sep 2012

Lymph node dissection may not be necessary for localized non-small cell lung cancers

Lymph node dissection, the current standard surgical treatment for localized non-small cell lung cancers, may be unnecessary in certain screen-detected early stage cases , according to a study published in the March issue of the Journal of Thoracic Oncology (JTO), the official journal of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer.

1 Mar 2011

Study discovers health care gap in treating young patients with thyroid cancer

Thyroid cancer is the third most common malignancy in children, and the incidence is rising approximately one percent per year. Now a new analysis published in the October issue of Annals of Surgical Oncology indicates that although the proportion of young patients undergoing total thyroidectomy increased by 34 percent between 1985 and 2007, a variety of hospital and patient factors—including disparities in access to surgeons and state-of-the-art care—affect whether a child actually receives this procedure or another less extensive operation.

16 Nov 2010

IsoRay initiates study of Cesium-131 brachytherapy seeds for NSCLC cancer

IsoRay, Inc. announced today the initiation of a multi-institutional study of Cesium-131 brachytherapy seeds (internal radiation therapy) for use in Non Small Cell Lung Cancers (NSCLC). A number of institutions and physicians will be working to collect scientific data to further the use of Cesium-131 internal radiation therapy in conjunction with surgery for NSCLC.

14 Oct 2010

Lobectomy News and Research

Use of minimally invasive surgery varies widely across US hospitals

Low baseline QOL scores does not predict worse survival in patients undergoing lung cancer surgery

Solid-dominant lung cancer histology no barrier to segmentectomy

Solid-dominant lung cancer histology no barrier to segmentectomy

Lobar offers no survival advantage over sublobar resections in NSCLC

STS collaborates with DCRI to improve patient safety

3-D model of famous amnesiac's brain helps illuminate human memory

Novel HER2 mutation identified in familial lung adenocarcinomas

Rice University, MD Anderson analyze complications on costs of complex cancer surgery

Researchers identify new way to determine successful surgical outcomes for epilepsy

GGO-dominant lung tumors have excellent prognosis

Specific pattern in lung tumor pathology is strong predictor of recurrence, says study

New minimally invasive surgery for epilepsy offers quicker recuperation time for patients

Study reports liver donors face mortality risk with LDLT

Obesity ramps up thoracic surgery costs

Lobectomy for primary lung cancer takes longer in obese patients

Breath testing could discriminate between benign and malignant pulmonary nodules

Lymph node dissection may not be necessary for localized non-small cell lung cancers

Study discovers health care gap in treating young patients with thyroid cancer

IsoRay initiates study of Cesium-131 brachytherapy seeds for NSCLC cancer

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