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Surgery for Lung Cancer

Lung cancer can be treated in a variety of ways, including surgically. Learn more about how lung cancer is treated with surgery.

Wedge Resection (Segmentectomy)

A look into a wedge resection, a type of lung cancer surgery used to treat lung cancer.

Lobectomy - Learning How a Lobectomy is Performed

A series of illustrations of how a lobectomy is performed .

Lobectomy

Disocver how a lobectomy is performed in order to treat lung cancer.

Pneumonectomy

Learn more about the pneumnectomy, or surgical removal of a lung. A pnemonectomy is performed in some cases of lung cancer.

Thoractomy

Learn more about thoractomy, lung surgery used to remove lung cancer.

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