New technology helps Rutgers Cancer Institute, RWJUH clinicians detect lung cancer sooner

RWJUH, RCI debut Ion robotic bronchoscopy for lung cancer

The basics: RWJUH, Rutgers Cancer Institute launch Ion robotic bronchoscopy for early lung cancer detection Technology enables precise biopsies of small, hard-to-reach lung nodules Early diagnosis improves outcomes as lung cancer remains the leading cancer killer Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, together with Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, introduced an innovative technology to help early detection of lung canc…

New technology helps Rutgers Cancer Institute, RWJUH clinicians detect lung cancer sooner

An innovative technology, ion robotic bronchoscopy, that can help interventional pulmonologists and thoracic surgeons diagnose lung cancer earlier is available at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital together with Rutgers Cancer Institute in New Brunswick. The American Cancer Society says lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States, accounting for about one in five of all cancer fatalities. The ACS estimates for lung…