‘Life-changing’ technology soon to be implemented at Baptist Health Hardin | Local News
A new technology that allows for earlier detection and treatment of lung cancer will be available to patients at Baptist Health Hardin in the near future.The new procedure, called a robotic bronchoscopy, allows pulmonologists to reach small lung lesions in the far outreaches of the lungs, said Rita Pardee, assistant vice president for surgical services at the hospital.This new technology allows for earlier detection of lung cancers, Pardee said.“This allows the patient to get diagnosis when the lung lesions is a stage 0 or stage 1,” she said. “Whereas, (otherwise), the lung lesion might grow to stage 2, stage 3 or even stage 4 in some cases before the patie...