Treatment for Lung Cancer

The thoracic oncology program at UI Health strives to provide comprehensive cancer care to patients with thoracic malignancies.

This includes but is not limited to streamlined patient navigation from diagnosis to treatment, dedicated licensed medical social workers who provide access to support networks, nutritional services focused on ensuring adequate access to balanced meals and food, clinical trials research coordinators specialized in thoracic oncology trials providing assistance and support throughout a patient's journey through the clinical trial process, comprehensive molecular and multidisciplinary tumor boards to provide the best precision care for each individual patient, access to the latest pharmaceutical and cooperative group clinical trials and translational research.


Lung Cancer Treatment

Different types of carcinomas involving different regions of the lung may cause different symptoms and are treated differently. Our team specializes in diagnosing and treating all types of lung cancer and is committed to finding the best treatment plan for you, including:

  • Surgery: Surgery can be employed to treat lung cancers, including removing the section of the lung (lobe) that contains the cancerous tumors.
  • Chemotherapy/Interventional Oncology: Lung-directed therapies can be used to treat cancer cells in the lung and help prevent the cancer from returning.
  • Radiation Oncology: Lung-directed therapies can treat cancer cells in the lung and help prevent the cancer from returning.