They are part of the lymphatic system. This a network of tubes and glands in the body that filters body fluid and fights infection and illnesses like cancer. Lymph fluid circulates through body ...

Your surgeon will use a thoracoscope, a flexible tube that is used to examine the chest and get rid of tissue. If you have small-cell lung cancer, it might not be possible to remove it in an ...

Cooray, G., Leslie, N. Bronchial Neoplasms among the Ceylonese. Br J Cancer 12, 1–4 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1038/bjc.1958.1 ...

Like all surgeries, lung cancer operations come with risks ... go to "sleep" and keeps you from feeling pain. They may place a tube in your throat to help you breathe. Once you’re unconscious ...

Engineers and scientists have developed proof of concept for a robot that can reach some of the smallest bronchial tubes in the lungs -- to take tissue samples or deliver cancer therapy.

A research team has now shown an alternative signalling pathway through which the body's own cannabinoids cause the bronchial tubes to dilate. This gives rise to hope for alternative treatment ...

Patients with an incurable form of lung cancer could lead normal lives by taking a daily pill that “stops cancer in its tracks”, a breakthrough study has revealed. Scientists have hailed the ...

A bronchopleural fistula involves an abnormal passageway or connection between the pleural cavity and the airways in the lungs. The condition can lead to symptoms like shortness of breath and ...