According to the American Cancer Society, lung cancer is the second most common cancer (not counting skin cancer). When lung cancer is found early, before it has spread to other parts of the body, patients usually have surgery to remove the tumor. Richard Lazzaro, MD, chief of Thoracic Surgery for the RWJBarnabas Health Southern Region and Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, the state’s leading cancer center and only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, shares more on the advances in lung surgery for cancer patients. Read more at cinj.org
Richard Lazzaro, MD - chief of Thoracic Surgery for the RWJBarnabas Health Southern Region and Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey