Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the US. Understanding lung cancer risk factors and symptoms can help you make a more informed treatment decision.At Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA), each patient is provided with a multi-disciplinary team of experts that help tailor lung cancer treatment to his or her unique tumor and concerns. As patients navigate a diagnosis of cancer, Dr. Gershenhorn discusses how he works with patients to answer their questions, develop an individualized plan, and his advice on when to seek a second opinion. For patients with lung cancer, seeking an integrated team can be particularly important—experts in nutritional counselling and interventional pulmonology are used in combination with other cancer treatments to relieve symptoms that may limit breathing or cause pain.
