{"id":30676,"date":"2024-08-08T08:48:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-08T01:48:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hospital.wu.ac.th\/?p=30676"},"modified":"2024-08-08T08:52:04","modified_gmt":"2024-08-08T01:52:04","slug":"early-detection-saves-life-walailak-university-hospital-successfully-treats-early-stage-lung-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hospital.wu.ac.th\/?p=30676&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Early Detection Saves Life: Walailak University Hospital Successfully Treats Early-Stage Lung Cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lung cancer, the hidden threat, continues to be a significant health concern. However, early detection can considerably improve treatment outcomes. A recent case at Walailak University Hospital highlights the importance of regular checkups and the potential for successful surgical intervention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A 69-year-old male with a history of smoking underwent a routine chest x-ray as part of his annual checkup. A small, 1.5-centimeter white spot was discovered in his right upper lung. Further investigations, including a CT scan, confirmed the presence of a suspicious mass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Given the high probability of malignancy, the patient sought treatment at Walailak University Hospital. A team of experts, led by cardiothoracic surgeons, conducted a thorough evaluation and determined that surgery was the most suitable treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Utilizing advanced surgical techniques, the surgeons successfully removed the entire right upper lobe of the lung through a minimally invasive procedure. Subsequent pathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of lung cancer, measuring 1.8 centimeters, with no signs of spread to the lymph nodes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This positive outcome emphasizes the critical role of early detection in lung cancer treatment. Regular chest x-rays and timely medical treatment can remarkably increase the chances of a successful recovery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"959\" data-id=\"30678\" src=\"https:\/\/hospital.wu.ac.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2-1024x959.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30678\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hospital.wu.ac.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2-1024x959.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hospital.wu.ac.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2-300x281.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hospital.wu.ac.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2-768x719.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hospital.wu.ac.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2-200x187.jpg 200w, https:\/\/hospital.wu.ac.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2-600x562.jpg 600w, https:\/\/hospital.wu.ac.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2.jpg 1101w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"859\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"30679\" src=\"https:\/\/hospital.wu.ac.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/3-859x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30679\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hospital.wu.ac.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/3-859x1024.jpg 859w, https:\/\/hospital.wu.ac.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/3-252x300.jpg 252w, https:\/\/hospital.wu.ac.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/3-768x916.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hospital.wu.ac.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/3-157x187.jpg 157w, https:\/\/hospital.wu.ac.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/3-600x715.jpg 600w, https:\/\/hospital.wu.ac.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/3.jpg 1098w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 859px) 100vw, 859px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"489\" height=\"518\" data-id=\"30677\" src=\"https:\/\/hospital.wu.ac.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30677\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hospital.wu.ac.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/4.jpg 489w, https:\/\/hospital.wu.ac.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/4-283x300.jpg 283w, https:\/\/hospital.wu.ac.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/4-177x187.jpg 177w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 489px) 100vw, 489px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lung cancer, the hidden threat, continues to be a significant health concern. However, early detection can considerably improve treatment outcomes. A recent case at Walailak University Hospital highlights the importance of regular checkups and the potential for successful surgical intervention. A 69-year-old male with a history of smoking underwent a routine chest x-ray as part<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":30681,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[74,82],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30676","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-top-news","prodpage-style3"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hospital.wu.ac.th\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30676","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hospital.wu.ac.th\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hospital.wu.ac.th\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hospital.wu.ac.th\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hospital.wu.ac.th\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=30676"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/hospital.wu.ac.th\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30676\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30685,"href":"https:\/\/hospital.wu.ac.th\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30676\/revisions\/30685"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hospital.wu.ac.th\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/30681"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hospital.wu.ac.th\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=30676"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hospital.wu.ac.th\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=30676"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hospital.wu.ac.th\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=30676"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}