Neal Augenstein Returns to Work After Successful Robot-Assisted Lung Cancer Surgery

WTOP reporter Neal Augenstein underwent a robot-assisted lobectomy to remove the upper lobe of his cancerous left lung, just three days later he is back to work and feeling great. Augenstein was diagnosed with stage 4 EGFR-mutated lung cancer in November 2022, but a one-pill-a-day targeted therapy killed the cancerous lesions and lymph nodes in both lungs. After consultation, his team thought he would be a good candidate for surgery, since removing the lobe where the cancer originated, and continuing with osimertinib, can help reduce the chances of cancer recurring.