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How robotic bronchoscopy helped a Georgia man avoid unnecessary lung surgery

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How robotic bronchoscopy helped a Georgia man avoid unnecessary lung surgery
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Dan Hannon of Georgia traveled to Vanderbilt Health, where a robotic bronchoscopy was used to retrieve tissue from a hard-to-reach area of the lung. Hannon now has a confirmed lung cancer diagnosis and will begin treatment. (submitted photo)



When Dan Hannon, 72, received guidance to have part of a lung taken out whether nodules were cancerous or not, he wanted a second opinion to see if he would indeed live the rest of his life without a full set of lungs.



After incidentally learning of a

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