We support patients with suspected lung cancer, or have had a lung cancer diagnosis.

The team supports patients by:

  • Being a point of contact for you throughout your treatment and on-going care
  • Providing emotional support and expert clinical advice
  • Referring and signposting to other support services (e.g. psychological, financial, social and community, including support groups)
  • Health promotion, education and provision of holistic needs assessments
  • Advice and support for living well with cancer and beyond cancer treatment, alongside the Macmillan Personalised Care Team.

Diagnosing lung cancer

Most patients are referred by their GP to the lung cancer service for further investigation. This may include:

  • CT scan - a scan of the chest using x-rays 
  • PET scan - similar to a CT scan, the patient will be injected with a special glucose, to provide more information about the activity of tissues within the body 
  • Biopsy - a procedure to obtain a sample of tissue to be further examined
  • Bronchoscopy / Endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) - an examination of the inside of the lungs using a telescope
  • CT or ultrasound-guided biopsy - a tissue sample is taken from an abnormality in the chest, neck, or elsewhere in the body
  • Pleural aspiration - sometimes fluid can collect within the chest cavity and this can be drained or sampled with a needle and syringe.

Further information about the above procedures can be found on the NHS website. 

Generally, a CT scan can be arranged before your first clinic appointment.

At your first clinic appointment, the doctor will explain the results of your x-rays/CT scans, and discuss further investigations that may you may need. 

Once all necessary investigations have concluded, you will return to the clinic to discuss the results.

Clinical Specialist Nurses

Telephone: 01793 604740
Email: gwh.lungcnsteamsm@nhs.net 

If we are unable to take your call, please leave a message with your name, hospital or NHS number and telephone number.

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