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What is the treatment for a nodule detected during lung cancer screening?

Lung nodules are common, but there are different courses of screening, observation and treatment based on the size and rate of growth. Watch pulmonologist Brian Gelbman, MD, discuss the various options and details involved in treating lung nodules.


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