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At Bardmoor Cancer Center, we specialize in advanced cancer care with a patient-first approach. Contact us to learn more or schedule a consultation.
Lung cancer is a type of cell that originates in the lungs and begins to grow out of control. Bardmoor Cancer Center will take careful steps stage and grade the tumor to assess the best way to create and manage your treatment plan. Our goal is to achieve the very best outcome while preserving your quality of life.
There are 2 main types of lung cancer tumors, and they are treated very differently:
Other, less common lung tumors include:
The level of invasiveness is determined by diagnostic testing and imaging.
It may be possible to avoid some risk factors for lung cancer, but some are out of your control. The best plan is to catch it early. Lifestyle and hereditary factors include:
Many of these symptoms are likely to be caused by conditions other than lung cancer. Seeking care early can help find cancer earlier and improve outcomes. Most lung cancers do not cause any symptoms until they have spread, but some people with early lung cancer do have symptoms.
At Bardmoor Cancer Center, once cancer has been diagnosed, our specialists may order diagnostic testing and imaging to help determine the stage and extent of the disease. It is very important to do a comprehensive lung cancer work-up to carefully evaluate the extent of the cancer.
Lung cancer treatment depends on the extent of the cancer within your body. At Bardmoor Cancer Center, we use the most advanced therapies available to treat lung cancer. An individualized plan of care may include multiple types of treatments.
Surgery for Small-Cell lung cancer is rarely used as part of the treatment plan, as the cancer has usually spread elsewhere upon diagnosis.
Pneumonectomy – This surgery removes an entire lung. This might be needed if the tumor is close to the center of the chest.
Lobectomy – The lungs are made up of 5 lobes (3 on the right and 2 on the left). In this surgery, the entire lobe containing the tumor(s) is removed. If it can be done, this is often the preferred type of operation for NSCLC.
Segmentectomy or wedge resection – In these surgeries, only part of a lobe is removed. This approach might be used if a person doesn’t have enough normal lung function to withstand removing the whole lobe.
Sleeve resection – This operation may be used to treat some cancers in large airways in the lungs.
Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS thoracoscopy) – It uses smaller incisions, typically has a shorter hospital stay and fewer complications than a thoracotomy.
Robotically assisted thoracic surgery (RATS thoracoscopy) – thoracoscopy is done using a robotic system.
Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) – RFA uses high-energy radio waves to heat the tumor. An electric current is passed through the probe, which heats the tumor and destroys the cancer cells. RFA might be considered for some people with small lung tumors that are near the outer edge of the lungs, especially if they can’t tolerate surgical intervention.
Radiation – Any remaining cancer cells left after surgery are destroyed with high-energy radiation beams. For some lung cancer, treating with chemotherapy at the same time can make radiation therapy work better. It is possible to receive radiation therapy before, during or after surgical intervention. Also, when surgery is not possible, radiation can be used to help slow the growth of the tumor. We work closely with Bardmoor Cancer Center Radiation Oncology located on campus.
Chemotherapy – Chemotherapy (chemo) are anti-cancer drugs that may be given intravenously (injected into your vein) or by mouth. The drugs travel through the bloodstream to reach cancer cells in most parts of the body. Chemotherapy can sometimes be given before, during or after surgery. At Bardmoor Cancer Center, our team provide extensive education and supportive care through your therapy.
Targeted Treatments – Targeted drugs work differently from chemo drugs. They sometimes work when chemo drugs don’t, and they often have different side effects. They can be used either along with chemotherapy or by themselves if chemotherapy is no longer working. Targeted treatment options are determined by further genetic testing of the tumor cells. This type of testing is usually done on the biopsied tissue of the tumor cells.
Immunotherapy – Immunotherapy is the use of medicines to help a person’s own immune system better recognize and destroy cancer cells. Immunotherapy can be used to treat some people with advanced lung cancer.