Lung and Thoracic Cancers

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Multidisciplinary Approach to Treating Lung and Thoracic Cancers

Loyola Medicine’s lung and thoracic oncology program at the Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center combines compassionate, multidisciplinary care with research to fight the number one cause of cancer death for men and women in the United States. The program takes a comprehensive and individualized approach to patient care. Loyola offers a wide variety of services including cancer prevention, diagnosis, treatment, research and supportive care.

Loyola is proud to offer you a one visit, one location approach for lung and thoracic cancer. If you have lung and thoracic cancer, Loyola provides you access to an experienced team of surgical oncologists, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, radiologists, pathologists and nurses in one day. Our multidisciplinary program means you receive a comprehensive evaluation, diagnosis and treatment plan designed specifically for you. 
  
Lung and thoracic cancer forms in the tissues of the lungs or in the chest cavity. Loyola’s multidisciplinary team of doctors has the expertise in diagnosing and treating the following lung and thoracic cancer types:

  • Chest cancer
  • Diaphragm cancer
  • Esophageal cancer
  • Heart cancer
  • Lung cancer, including non-small cell and small cell
  • Lung carcinoid tumors
  • Lung or pleural masses
  • Mediastinal masses
  • Mesothelioma, including malignant mesothelioma
  • Pericardial cancers
  • Thymomas
  • Tracheal cancers
  • Unresolved infiltrates

Loyola is committed to developing new and effective therapies for lung and thoracic cancer.  Our team’s efforts include designing clinical trials that bring new drug therapies to our patients, laboratory research on the biology of lung cancer and the exploration of new strategies to prevent, diagnose and cure lung cancer. In addition, highly targeted drugs that act more selectively on cancer cells and have a less toxic effect on normal cells are available in our clinic.

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