Providence Thoracic Clinic for Lung Cancer
Located in the Providence Emergency Department
1111 Crater Lake Avenue
Medford, Oregon 97504
"It's the greatest thing…You just cannot believe the relief you get when you don't have to be driving around to four doctors. Especially when you don't feel good."
--Lucille Josephson, wife of lung cancer patient Frank Josephson
The Thoracic Clinic at Providence Medford Medical Center is designed to reduce your wait time from suspicious finding to beginning medical treatment for lung cancer.
Your primary care physician can arrange your visit to the Providence Thoracic Clinic for Lung Cancer. Clinic sessions are held all day on Wednesdays.
After your doctor makes a referral to the Providence Thoracic Clinic for Lung Cancer you can expect:
• A scheduled Thoracic Clinic visit at Providence promptly
• Diagnostic testing may indicate if cancer is present
• An explanation by physician specialists, of cancer staging and how that affects your treatment options
• Review of your test results by physician specialists the same afternoon, to discuss recommendations for your treatment
Your doctor will receive the summary of findings and recommended next steps for your care within 24-36 hours of your clinic visit.
Recommendations for lung cancer treatment may include surgery, radiation, or chemotherapy. At times these treatments are combined or utilized with other medical care.
Local experts consulted in the multidisciplinary lung cancer care include:
Radiation Oncology Consultants
Medford Radiology
Hematology Oncology Associates
Pulmonary Consultants
Medford Pathologists
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