Thoracic tumors
Leading specialists:
Head of the surgical thoracic department, doctor of the highest category
Chief:
Deputy chief physician of medical work, M.D. Ph.D., professor of oncology department of Samara State Medical University, doctor of the highest category
Comprehensive approach to lung cancer treatment
Lung cancer is one of the most common cancer today, which more often than other cancers leads to serious complications. Mortality from lung cancer remains at a very high level. Forms of the disease differ in clinical diversity, as well as the tendency to aggressive metastatic and relapse course.
Risk factors include smoking and contacts with harmful chemicals. Lung cancer may develop asymptomatically for a long time. With regular examination, including chest x-ray examination it is possible to detect this disease at early stages.
Diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer in Samara Regional Clinical Oncology Dispensary (SRCOD) is performed by highly qualified doctors of thoracic department. SRCOD use multidisciplinary approach to the treatment of patients with lung cancer. The treatment plan is developed jointly by surgeons, radiotherapists, and chemotherapists in accordance with international, European, and Russian standards. Modern methods of treatment using endoscopic, laparoscopic techniques and other minimally invasive technologies, as well as microwave ablation of primary tumors and metastases, chemo-and radiation therapy are available to patients. The medical staff will take care not only of a comfortable stay in the department, but also of the complete rehabilitation of the patient. Doctors will prescribe the correct treatment, nutrition support and special exercises that will help the patient to quickly regain strength and common health. With the use of the latest achievements of oncology, even in the most complex and advanced cases effective treatment is applied, aimed both at complete recovery and elimination of symptoms, as well as at improving of the quality of life of the patients.
Quitting smoking reduces the risk of lung cancer