Lung Cancer Surgery at Columbia University Medical Center in New York

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Lung Cancer Surgery at Columbia University Medical Center in New York

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Early detection can dramatically improve survival, although the disease is usually well advanced at the time of diagnosis because it has no symptoms in its early stages. Columbia operates a robust screening program for patients at risk for lung cancer and a comprehensive, multidisciplinary treatment program for patients with advanced disease.

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Lung Cancer Surgery at Columbia University Medical Center

columbiasurgery.org — “Columbia's thoracic surgeons work closely with practitioners from multiple Columbia Departments to provide a multidisciplinary program of comprehensive care for patients with lung cancer. State-of-the-art imaging facilities at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia for lung cancer diagnosis, staging, and monitoring include outpatient high-resolution CTscanning, MRI, PET, and PET/CT.View full resource at columbiasurgery.org

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