Most people have 24 ribs, with 12 on each side of the body. No evidence indicates any difference between males and females. The ribs and rib cage are excellent examples of the human body’s ...

Anatomy of the respiratory system ... Our lung cancer specialists have a high level of expertise and experience treating cancers of the lung and chest wall, including rare cancers. Our oncologists ...

usually found in the upper lobe of the lung. When a bleb ruptures the air escapes into the chest cavity causing a pneumothorax (air between the lung and chest cavity) which can result in a collapsed ...

Chest wall tumors are uncommon ... If tests reveal that the tumor is growing into the lung, pulmonary function studies may also be performed. The tumor is removed by wide local incision of the tumor ...

In patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), low-dose CT achieved higher sensitivity than chest x-ray for detecting lung metastases and second primary lung cancer, but patients ...

A groundbreaking study has revealed a significant link between the frequency of chest x-ray referrals from GPs and earlier diagnosis and improved survival rates for lung cancer patients.