Highly Specialized, Minimally Invasive Surgery For Lung Cancer Allows Patient To Go Home Sooner, Fox Chase Cancer Center Researchers Say

EurekAlert! -- Philadelphia -- Minimally-invasive surgery for lung cancer called video-assisted thoracic surgery or VATS is a relatively new procedure performed almost exclusively at academic centers. Now, a preliminary study to be presented this month at the annual CHEST meeting in Philadelphia is giving surgeons an early look at its benefits.

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