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Thoracic Cancer Program

The Thoracic Oncology Program provides diagnosis and treatment for patients with lung, esophageal and other cancers located in the chest

The Thoracic Oncology Program focuses on the care of patients with intrathoracic cancers - including esophageal cancer, small cell and non-small cell lung cancer, thymic malignancies and mesothelioma - as well as research aimed at developing more effective therapy for these diseases.

The program is staffed by thoracic surgeons, medical and radiation oncologists, pulmonologists, gastroenterologists, radiologists, pathologists and nurses dedicated to providing patients with the best possible care. Members meet weekly in a Multidisciplinary Lung Cancer Clinic and the Multidisciplinary Thoracic Oncology Conference.

Since our program is part of the U-M Comprehensive Cancer Center, our patients have access to Patient/Family Support Services. To fully understand what this means, please take time to visit the For Cancer Center Patients area of this website. We outline the services available to our patients at every point in their care.

Make an appointment/referral

If you are a physician and would like to refer a patient, please contact our M-Line service: 800-962-3555.

To make a first time appointment, please call the Patient Care Center at 877-308-9111 (Monday-Friday, 8am-5:30pm EST). For more information, please visit our Lung Cancer Clinic Appointments web page or our Thoracic Cancer Clinic Appointments web page.

Still have questions?

The nurses at Cancer AnswerLine™ have answers. Call 1-800-865-1125 and you'll get a personal response from one of our registered nurses, who have years of experience in caring for people with cancer.