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Overview

The Thoracic Surgery program at Northwestern offers the latest surgical procedures for benign and malignant diseases of the chest including the tracheobronchial tree (airways), lungs, pleura, esophagus, diaphragm, chest wall and mediastinum.

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02.10.2012

Dr. Shari Meyerson discusses smoking in the Patient Power Podcast.

In this podcast, Dr. Shari Meyerson discusses why patients have such difficulty quitting smoking, as well as strategies to quit smoking.  Listen to podcast

10.26.2011

Dr. Malcolm DeCamp is featured in an NMH video

“We’re proud to say about 70 percent of all our lung cancer surgeries are done using video assisted techniques,” said DeCamp. “When it comes to being able to discover lung cancer early in stage one, about 70-90 percent of those surgeries are done minimally invasive.”  Dr. DeCamp discusses cancer and patient care in the NMH feature "Compassion Leaves Lasting Impression"   Read Article & View Video

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