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Providence Thoracic Oncology Program

Providence Thoracic Oncology Program treats patients with lung cancer, malignant mesothelioma, mediastinal and thymic tumors, and cancers that have metastasized to the chest. We treat patients with all types and stages of cancer of the chest.


  • Airway tumor

    Bronchial tumors are slow-growing cancers in the trachea or in the large bronchi, the large airways of the lung. Symptoms include cough and spitting...
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  • Chest wall tumor

    Chest wall tumors can occur when lung cancer has spread (metastasized) into the chest cavity. A chest CT scan is used most often to determine whether ...
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  • Esophageal cancer

    Esophageal cancer is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the tissues of the esophagus. The two most common forms of esophageal c...
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  • Lung cancer

    Lung cancer starts when abnormal cells grow out of control in the lung. They can invade nearby tissues and form tumors. Lung cancer can start anywhere...
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  • Lung metastasis

    Lung cancer may spread (metastasize) to other parts of the body. The most common sites are the bones, the brain, the liver, the other lung, the lini...
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  • Lung nodule

    A lung nodule is an abnormality of the lung tissue. Nodules may grow to a large size and hinder or stop the air flow in the lungs' airways. ...
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  • Mediastinal tumor

    Mediastinal tumors are growths that form in the area that separates the lungs. This area contains the heart, large blood vessels, windpipe (trachea)...
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  • Mesothelioma

    Mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer that affects the membrane that covers and protects various internal organs of the body (mesothelium). The mesoth...
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  • Non-small cell lung cancer

    Non-small cell lung cancer is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the tissues of the lung. There are several types of non-small ...
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  • Sarcoma, adult soft tissue cancer

    Adult soft tissue sarcoma is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the soft tissues of the body. The soft tissues of the body incl...
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  • Small cell lung cancer

    Small-cell lung cancer is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the tissues of the lung. There are two types of small-cell lung can...
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  • Thoracic malignancy

    Thoracic malignancies are a group of cancers of the chest that include lung cancer, mesothelioma, esophageal cancer, chest wall tumors, airway tumor...
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  • Thymoma and thymic carcinoma

    Thymoma and thymic carcinoma are diseases in which malignant (cancer) cells form on the outside surface of the thymus. There are different types...
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  • Tracheal cancer

    Tracheal cancer is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the tissues of the trachea. ...
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