Make an appointment/referral

Please call 734-232-6046 (Monday-Friday, 8am-5:30pm EST). To refer a patient, please contact our M-Line service: 800-962-3555.

Thoracic Oncology Program
Lung Cancer Resources for Patients

There are a number of resources available to support those diagnosed with lung cancer.

For more information:

U-M Comprehensive Cancer Center

Lung Cancer Information Guide [PDF]
provides lists of resources, from books and video, to web sites and newsletters.

Lung Cancer Screening Guide

Lung Cancer Awareness

How to stop smoking

Patient and Family Support Services:

National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN)

going to an new websiteNCCN Guidelines for Patients™ - Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

going to an new websiteNCCN Guidelines for Patients™ - Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma

going to an new websiteNCCN Guidelines for Patients™ - Lung Cancer Screening

On-Line Discussion

The Association of Cancer Online Resources, ACOR, hosts a number of listservs for lung cancer patients and families:
  • going to an new websiteEC-GROUP is the e-mail discussion group for Esophageal Cancer patients and families
  • going to an new websiteLUNG-ONC for all lung cancer patients and families
  • going to an new websiteLUNG-NSCLC for non-small-cell lung cancer
  • going to an new websiteLUNG-SCLC for small-cell lung cancer
  • going to an new websiteLUNG-BAC for Bronchioloalveolar Carcinoma

    To subscribe go to going to an new websitewww.acor.org and click on "Mailing Lists".

Prevention

Tobacco Consultation Service - Smoking cessation counseling for patients interested in quitting tobacco. Call Barbara Land, Pager #1105, tel. (734) 936-5519 or e-mail batala@umich.edu.

going to a new websiteLung Cancer Screening Clinic - A special clinic designed to meet the recommendation from the National Comprehensive Cancer Network to screen high risk patients.

Other pages of interest

 

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.

 

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