The Peter Mac Lung Cancer Service provides comprehensive consultative and treatment services for patients with lung and mediastinal tumours, operating a multidisciplinary clinic twice a week.
|
|
|
The Lung Service maintains its strong focus on identifying the psycho-social unmet needs of patients and providing holistic supportive care beyond the patient’s medical requirements. Evidence–based and investigational treatment of thoracic malignancies includes:
|
- Multi-modality approaches such as concomitant 3D conformal radiation therapy with chemotherapy and biological agents.
- Radiotherapy treatment planning based on hybrid FDG_PET/CT imaging.
- Phase I and II studies of new drugs.
- Participation in multinational phase III clinical trials addressing combined modality questions.
- Advanced radiotherapy technology is available to perform image guided treatment.
|
|
Surgical procedures performed on-site include video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (including VATS lobectomy), endoscopic surgery, including laser resection, stenting and intraluminal brachytherapy.
Within this website, you will find useful information on different types of lung cancer including treatments, (surgery, radiation therapy and medical oncology), patient information, useful links and profile of our supportive team here at Peter MacCallum.
|
Lung Cancer Types >>
|
Lung Cancer Treatments >>
|
Lung Cancer Service Team >>
|
Lung Service Studies & Research Findings >>
|
Familial Cancer Centre >>
|
