The Center for Thoracic Cancers offers patients and families access to one of New England's most experienced programs for the care of lung and other thoracic cancers.
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About the Center for Thoracic Cancers
The Center for Thoracic Cancers provides individualized, compassionate care and the most advanced treatments for patients with thoracic cancers, including:
The Center for Thoracic Cancers offers a collaborative, caring approach to the diagnosis and treatment of our patients. Consistently ranked as one of the best in the country by U.S. News & World Report, we provide the latest, most effective treatments including many innovative approaches to clinical care and promising new therapies.
Multidisciplinary Patient Care
Our team approach ensures that every patient benefits from a personalized, coordinated and compassionate treatment plan that includes leading experts across many specialties. Depending on the stage and other characteristics of your cancer, this treatment plan may include surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, or a combination of these therapies.
We work collaboratively with surgeons in Massachusetts General Hospital's Division of Thoracic Surgery, who specialize in complex surgical techniques to treat patients with thoracic cancers.
Members of your care team meet regularly with you and contact your referring physician on an ongoing basis to ensure clear communication and a seamless coordination of care.
We offer a variety of education and support resources to help you and your family.
Videos
Mass General Cancer Center’s Dr. Jennifer Temel explains what patients can expect during a multidisciplinary appointment.
Dr. Alice Shaw reflects on the rapidity of advances in lung cancer therapies over the last decade. Dr. Shaw talks about how fortunate she’s been to witness an incredible transformation in the care of lung cancer patients.
Watch Dr. Justin Gainor discuss immunotherapy research at Mass General Cancer Center.
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Leaders in Proton Therapy
Mass General has the only proton therapy site in all of New England, with two proton therapy centers.
>4,500 People
participated in Clinical Trials at the Mass General Cancer Center last year
This helped lead to new knowledge and breakthrough therapies.
Targeted therapy and world-class care at Mass General Cancer Center has given Ann Malik a new lease on life and a passion for inspiring others. Read more about her journey with ROS1-positive lung cancer.
Using information from a single low-dose chest computed tomography scan, ‘Sybil’ accurately predicted individuals’ lung cancer risk for one to six years in the future, pointing a way toward personalized screening.
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