Lung Cancer

You and your experience with us are at the core of everything we do. That’s why it’s our privilege to offer you world-class lung cancer care close to home. At Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health, you receive high-quality care tailored to your diagnosis and physical, social and emotional needs.

Lung Cancer Care: The Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health Advantage 

From the moment you walk through our doors at the Ann B. Barshinger Cancer Institute, you can sense things are different here. The design of the building promotes healing and serenity while our staff encourages confidence and calm.

You also experience:

• Lung cancer expertise: Our lung cancer team includes board-certified doctors who subspecialize in lung cancer. They’ve trained at some of the best institutions in the U.S., including Penn Medicine. Their expertise leads to better outcomes for our patients, even in harder-to-treat cases. Meet our lung cancer team. 
• Team-based care: People do best when their cancer specialists work together. Our multidisciplinary lung cancer team includes experts who meet weekly in our Thoracic Oncology Tumor Board. They discuss your treatment goals, test results and other factors that affect your care. Together, they come to a consensus about the best way to treat the cancer. Your primary care doctor is invited, too, to ensure care is further personalized to you.  
• Access to clinical trials: Penn Medicine is a leader in lung cancer research. Our patients have directly benefited from some of the most exciting advances in lung cancer, including immunotherapy. We continue to offer early access to promising new therapies through our robust lung cancer clinical trials program.
• Shared decision-making: A lung cancer diagnosis can feel like being dropped in a foreign country where you don’t know the language and customs. Our lung cancer team members, including your personal nurse navigator, act as your guides. They get to know you and your preferences, translate medical jargon into understandable terms, and anticipate and address any barriers you may face. That way, you can feel confident in the decisions you make about your care.
• Convenience: From flexible and fast appointment scheduling to addressing all your treatment needs under one roof, we strive to make your time with us less stressful and smooth. We also offer 24/7 assistance by phone from our medical, surgical and radiation oncologists.

Support at Every Stage: Your Thoracic Oncology Nurse Navigator

From your very first appointment, our lung cancer nurse navigator stands ready with practical help, an extra layer of support and a plan to maintain and improve your quality of life. Your nurse navigator:

• Comes to your appointments when possible
• Coordinates your tests and visits
• Gives you a direct line to your health care team
• Connects you with lung cancer support services
• Helps you manage cancer symptoms and treatment side effects

A Picture of Your Lungs Could Save Your Life.

Our low-dose CT lung cancer screening program finds lung cancers early, when they are easier to cure. It’s as simple as a 15-minute visit and CT scan of your lungs. If you are a current or former smoker, take a risk assessment to see if lung cancer screening is right for you.

How We Treat Lung Cancer

We offer the latest, most effective lung cancer treatments. Your doctor recommends the treatment or combination of treatments that’s best for you based on your overall health, diagnosis, treatment goals and other factors. Treatments include:

• Lung cancer surgery
• Radiation therapy
• Chemotherapy
• Immunotherapy (drugs that train healthy cells to find and destroy cancer cells)
• Targeted therapy (drugs that target the specific genetic changes in cancer cells)
• Lung cancer clinical trials
• Cancer supportive care

Request an Appointment for Lung Cancer Care 

To make an appointment at the Ann B. Barshinger Cancer Institute, call 717-544-9400 or request an appointment using our online form.