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Thoracic Surgery for Lung Cancer

Demographic - Lung cancer is the most common cancer worldwide (1.2 million new cases annually)

Fact - Only 18% of Lung Cancer patients are diagnosed early enough for surgical intervention

Improved Patient Care - Preventative Lung Cancer Screening may dramatically increase with the introduction of minimally invasive surgical biopsy procedures.

Target Procedures - Approximately 280,000 surgical procedures annually are completed world-wide which require resection lung tissue.

Broader Impact- The current market for surgical stapling products is $1.5 billion world-wide ($677 million U.S.)