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Hello

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I'm Kim Young-doo, a thoracic surgeon at Catholic University Bucheon St. Mary

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Treatment for Lung Cancer

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There are three main treatments for lung cancer

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Surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation

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Among these, the most effective treatment that can be expected to be cured is surgery

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But there are more patients who can't operate at the time of diagnosis

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Then they get chemotherapy or radiation therapy

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Some patients are able to undergo surgery during treatment, 

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How to Operate on Lung Cancer

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Surgery for lung cancer involves resecting the lungs

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And removing the lymph nodes around them

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So the most effective surgical treatment right now

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Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery which uses a robot to perform a lobectomy 

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And cleaning the mediastinal lymph nodes next to it

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In the case of pneumonectomy, what happens to the empty space after resection?

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Lungs are divided into three lobes on the right and two lobes on the left

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The lobe is the basic unit that divides the lung

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If you remove one of the lobes, the rest of the lobe expands 

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The thoracic cavity narrows and eventually fills in all the empty spaces

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Treatment for Lung Cancer

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Depending on the patient's condition, it usually takes two to three hours

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In the case of lung resection, what happens to the empty space after resection?

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You have to quit smoking at least two weeks before the surgery

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From the day before surgery, you need to practice breathing deeply and coughing to spit out any phlegm

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To recover quickly after surgery

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For those who are waiting for lung cancer surgery

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Lung cancer is a terrible disease that can threaten our lives

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But after successful surgery and recovering well from it

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You can live a healthy life

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I recommend that you prepare for your health in advance


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by finding a good hospital that will detect your cancer early and perform the surgery as soon as possible

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Today we've talked about lung cancer surgery and postoperative care

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To treat lung cancer, even if you don't have symptoms

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It is important to detect and operate quickly through active examination

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Our Bucheon St. Mary's Hospital has a specialized cooperative system for lung cancer

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So we can solve all of that

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Thank you