Stanford Thoracic Cancer Program Expertise
At Stanford Cancer Center, our lung, thymic, esophageal and chest wall cancer specialists use state-of the-art diagnostics to rapidly assess your cancer. With new knowledge about the genetic makeup of tumor types, our team provides a personalized treatment plan that matches your needs and condition. Our physicians offer procedures that require extensive experience and training, some of which are offered at only a handful of medical centers in the country.
- Multidisciplinary tumor board of thoracic experts
- Low-dose, spiral and high-resolution CT scans, PET-FDG imaging, MRI, mediastinoscopy and endobronchial ultrasound
- Video-assisted and minimally invasive thoracic surgery
- Esophageal resection for esophageal cancer
- Stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy (SABR) for smaller lung tumors; 4-D radiation therapy for advanced thoracic cancers
- Targeted therapies aimed at molecular drivers of tumors
- Clinical trials of next-generation therapies
- Extensive supportive services, including palliative care
- Pulmonary nodules clinic
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