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@nancyg25 hi thank you for your comment...what is a bronchoscopy ablation?

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@pinsi, "Ablation is a minimally invasive procedure that destroys tumor tissue by either heat or cooling mechanisms. This process has been well established in liver tumors and kidney tumors, and experts in Mayo Clinic's lung ablation specialty group are investigating its use in lung tumors."

You can read more about Mayo's Lung Ablation Specialty Group here:
https://www.mayoclinic.org/departments-centers/lung-ablation-specialty-group/overview/ovc-20474875
@nancyg25 can share more about her personal experience with the procedure and what it is like.