Carole M. and Philip L. Lowe Thoracic Oncology Program

The Lowe Center for Thoracic Oncology Program has established a multidisciplinary collaborative approach to evaluate patients with confirmed thoracic malignancies. Patients with thoracic cancer often require a combination of surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy. Recognizing that a team approach is the best way to manage multimodality therapy, the Thoracic Oncology Program (TOP) provides highly coordinated care.

The program offers the following key advantages to patients:

Seamless evaluation.

Each patient's status will be evaluated during a single outpatient visit to our ambulatory evaluation center. Each patient is assessed by a multidisciplinary team made up of health care professionals, including thoracic surgeons, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, pulmonologists, radiologists, pathologists, nurses, physical therapists, respiratory therapists, dieticians and nutritionists, and social workers.

Rapid response.

Patients can be scheduled for an evaluation by calling our New Patient Coordinator at (617) 632-6875.

Comprehensive, expert services.

Our physicians are experts in treating patients with lung cancer, malignant mesothelioma, mediastinal and thymic tumors, and metastic cancers to the chest. We treat patients with all types and stages of thoracic cancer—from commonly occurring lung malignancies to unusual and more challenging cases working with the patient, family members, and referring physicians to improve each patient's prognosis.

Optimal therapy.

Patients come from New England and around the world to receive the best therapy available for their disease based on state-of-the-art protocols. They also have the opportunity to participate in new clinical trials developed by researchers at Dana-Farber, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital and other U.S. medical institutions.

The Thoracic Oncology Program can provide the following services for referring physicians and their patients:

• comprehensive consultation and treatment
• second opinions
• access to the most current clinical trials and treatments
• professional consultation via phone or e-mail
• prompt correspondence and collaboration with referring physicians