The Lowe Center for Thoracic Oncology treats lung cancer — non-small cell lung cancer, small cell lung cancer, and mesothelioma — and other cancers of organs within the chest. We take a team approach to your treatment, coordinating among our specialists and offering a range of support services so you receive the highest quality care.
Our Treatment Approach
Our physicians work closely together to provide all the clinical resources you need during your cancer treatment. Your health care team includes distinguished thoracic surgeons, radiation oncologists, and medical oncologists. The team is with you at each stage of treatment to support your needs during your time at Dana-Farber. We believe in the importance of personalized medicine, and have developed a clinical research program which aims to identify the right treatment for the right patient at the right time.
In addition to our medical services, you have access to support services that meet your physical and emotional needs during your care. These include nutritional advice, integrative therapies like acupuncture and Reiki, pain and palliative specialists, and mental health professionals.
Our clinicians are experts in treating all types of thoracic cancer, including:
- Lung cancer
- Mediastinal cancer
- Mesothelioma
- Metastatic tumors to the lungs
- Non-small cell lung cancer
- NUT carcinoma
- Pleural cancer
- Respiratory system cancers
- Small cell lung cancer
- Tracheal cancer
- Thymoma/thymic malignancies
- Thymus/mediastinal cancer
- Tumors of the chest wall
