Riverside Health is introducing a new approach to lung-cancer care that allows doctors to diagnose and surgically remove suspicious lung nodules in a single visit, speeding up a process that traditionally takes weeks and reducing the stress many patients feel while waiting for answers.

Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer deaths in Virginia, according to the Virginia Department of Health , and providers say the key to improving survival rates is catching it early and moving patients to treatment as quickly as possible. The system’s new technique aims to remove delays at every step.

A first-of-its-kind workflow for Hampton Roads

In most healthcare settings, patients undergo imaging, biopsies, and surgery on separate days, sometimes even separated by weeks. That wait time, do

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