Summary: Surgery has been shown to be a very effective treatment for curing lung cancer patients with localized, non-small cell lung cancer. Even though it is the most common type of lung cancer—affecting 85 percent of patients—surgery is only effective if done early in treatment. <a href="http://healthcare.utah.edu/fad/mddetail.php?physicianID=u6001828">Dr. Thomas Varghese</a>, thoracic surgeon, speaks in this episode about how surgery, along with early screening and optimizing patient health habits, can go a long way to cure lung cancer.
