Lumpectomy

Breast-conserving surgery (lumpectomy) is the surgical removal of a breast lump and some of the tissue around it. It may also be called a "partial mastectomy."

Lumpectomy

Learn what a lumpectomy is and how it is done.

Lung Angiogram

Courtesy of Intermountain Medical Imaging, Boise, Idaho. This lung angiogram shows normal blood flow in the arteries of the lung.

Lung Biopsy

A lung biopsy removes a small piece of lung tissue that can be looked at under a microscope. The biopsy can be done in several ways. The method used depends on where the sample will be taken from and your overall health. Methods are: Bronchoscopic biopsy. A lighted tool called a bronchoscope is inserted through the...

Lung Cancer

Discusses causes of lung cancer, including smoking and exposure to asbestos or radon. Covers symptoms and how lung cancer is diagnosed. Covers treatment with surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy. Includes info on palliative care.

Lung cancer

Lung cancer happens when cells in the lungs become abnormal and grow out of control. Lung cancer can start anywhere in the lungs, but most often it starts in the breathing (bronchial) tubes. The cancer cells can form tumors, invade nearby tissues, and spread to other parts of the body. The main types of lung cancer are...

Lung cancer

Lung cancer means that cells in your lungs are growing abnormally and out of control. The cancer cells can spread to other parts of your body. Most lung cancer is caused by tobacco smoke.

Lung Cancer and Other Lung Problems From Smoking

Smoking harms your lungs in many ways. Quitting smoking is the most important thing you can do to slow down the disease and improve your quality of life. Smoking is linked to: Lung cancer. Most lung cancer is caused by smoking. After you quit, your risk for lung cancer drops over time. The risk continues to go down as...

Lung Cancer Prevention (Holistic)

Love those lungs by protecting them from one of the most common kinds of cancer. According to research or other evidence, the following self-care steps may be helpful. Fill up on fruits and veggies Lower your risk of lung cancer by eating more foods high in anticancer substances, such as flavonoids, beta-carotene, and...

Lung Cancer Prevention (PDQ®): Prevention - Patient Information [NCI]

Cancer prevention is action taken to lower the chance of getting cancer. By preventing cancer, the number of new cases of cancer in a group or population is lowered. Hopefully, this will lower the number of deaths caused by cancer. To prevent new cancers from starting, scientists look at risk factors and protective...

Lung Cancer Screening (PDQ®): Screening - Health Professional Information [NCI]

Note: The Overview section summarizes the published evidence on this topic. The rest of the summary describes the evidence in more detail. Other PDQ summaries containing information related to lung cancer screening include the following: Lung Cancer Prevention, Small Cell Lung Cancer Treatment, Non-Small Cell Lung...

Lung Cancer Screening (PDQ®): Screening - Patient Information [NCI]

Screening is looking for cancer before a person has any symptoms. This can help find cancer at an early stage. When abnormal tissue or cancer is found early, it may be easier to treat. By the time symptoms appear, cancer may have begun to spread. Scientists are trying to better understand which people are more likely to...

Lung Cancer Screening: Low-Dose Spiral CT Scan

Screening tests help your doctor look for a problem before you have symptoms. Lung cancer screening is a way to find some lung cancers early, when a cure is more likely and when cancer is more treatable. If your doctor recommends lung cancer screening, you'll have a low-dose computed tomography (CT) scan of your chest...

Lung Cancer: Should I Have Screening?

Guides people who are at high risk for lung cancer through the decision on whether to have an annual low-dose CT screening. Discusses the benefits and risks of having screening and the risk for getting lung cancer. Includes an interactive tool to help you decide.

Lung Function in COPD

Lung function means how well your lungs work. When you have COPD, your lungs can't move as much air in and out as they should. And the more serious your COPD is, the less air your lungs are able to move. Spirometry tests are used to measure lung function. They measure how much air you breathe out when you take long...

Lung function tests

Lung function tests (also called pulmonary function tests) are done to check how well your lungs are working. The test may be done to find the cause of breathing problems, diagnose lung diseases, or find out how well treatment for a lung problem is working. There are many types of lung function tests. Spirometry...

Lung Function Tests

Lung function tests check to see how well your lungs work. The tests can find lung problems, measure how serious they are, and check to see how well treatment for a lung disease is working. The tests look at: How much air your lungs can hold. How quickly you can move air in and out of your lungs. How well your lungs put...

Lung Nuclear Medicine Scan

Courtesy of Intermountain Medical Imaging, Boise, Idaho. A lung scan is a test that uses a radioactive tracer to look at the lungs. Areas of the lung that retain too much air show up as bright or "hot" spots on the pictures. Areas that are not receiving enough air show up as dark or "cold" spots. Figure 1 shows normal...

Lung Problems: Learning to Breathe Easier

Breathing is hard when you have lung problems like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or interstitial lung disease. You may take quick, short breaths. Breathing this way makes it harder to get air into your lungs. Learning new ways to slow down and control your breathing may help. You may feel better and be...

Lung Scan

A lung scan is a type of nuclear scanning test. It is most often used to find a pulmonary embolism. This is a blood clot that prevents normal blood flow in the lung. Two types of lung scans are usually done together. They are: Ventilation scan. You inhale a radioactive tracer gas or mist. Pictures from this scan can...

Lung Surgery for Lung Cancer

Looks at lung surgery (called thoracotomy) to treat lung cancer. Covers how it is done and what to expect after surgery. Covers its risks and how well it works. Offers illustrations of three types of surgery: wedge resection, lobectomy, and pneumonectomy.

Lung Surgery: Chest Tube

After lung surgery, one or more chest tubes are used to drain fluid and blood out of the chest cavity. The chest tubes also help the lungs refill with air.

Lung Transplant

For a lung transplant, the recipient's diseased lung is removed and replaced with the donated lung.

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