CHEST Foundation - Learn About Lung Biopsies

Lung cancer is the leading cancer killer in both men and women in the United States. Lung cancer has the lowest 5-year survival rate among all common cancers, but the survival rate is more than 50% when detected at an early stage and it's limited to one area of the lung. This is why early screening is so important.

Early diagnosis and treatment with surgery and/or new techniques of chemotherapy and radiation therapy may cure many patients with lung cancer. Watch the CHEST Foundation's video on lung cancer biopsies to learn how lung cancer is diagnosed and how biopsies can aid in creating targeted therapies. To learn more about lung cancer and biopsies, visit us at lungcancer.chestnet.org.