Stanford Thoracic Cancer Program
Lung cancer and other thoracic cancers require expert care. At Stanford Cancer Center, our multidisciplinary team of lung and thoracic cancer specialists has been at the forefront of performing lung-sparing surgeries, inventing radiation therapy techniques, and leading clinical trials resulting in new treatment paradigms.
Medical Innovation in Compassionate Care Setting
Thoracic and lung cancer patients benefit from the most advanced care available at Stanford, including:
- Multidisciplinary tumor board of lung cancer and thoracic experts
- State-of-the art diagnostics: high-resolution CT scans, PET-FDG imaging, MRI, mediastinoscopy and endobronchial ultrasound
- Surgical expertise, including video-assisted and minimally invasive thoracic surgery
- Stereotactic ablative radiosurgery and 4-D radiation therapy
- Targeted therapies aimed at molecular drivers of tumors
- Extensive supportive services, including palliative care
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