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Lung Cancer Center, VHS Medical Center

Lung cancer is the most common cancer among adult men (ranked first) and fourth among women in South Korea. It also has the highest mortality rate for both genders, making it one of the most prevalent and challenging cancers to treat.
Due to the location of lung cancer, early detection is difficult, and even when suspicious lesions are found on imaging, obtaining an accurate pathological diagnosis can be challenging, often leading to delays in treatment.

Key Features of the Lung Cancer Center, VHS Medical Center

The lung cancer team includes specialists with extensive experience in Medical Oncology, Pulmonology & Allergy, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Radiation Oncology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine, and Pathology. Through multidisciplinary collaboration, they strive to provide the fastest, most accurate, and least invasive diagnosis possible.

Treatment of lung cancer primarily involves surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy, with the approach determined based on the patient’s age, overall health, and lung function. These treatments can be combined simultaneously or sequentially to achieve better therapeutic outcomes.

The Lung Cancer Center at the VHS Medical Center provides optimal treatment through a multidisciplinary team of experts in the standard therapies for lung cancer: surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy. Considering the high proportion of elderly patients among veterans, the center performs minimally invasive surgery and stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) and applies advanced personalized therapies such as immunotherapy and targeted anticancer treatments.

Treatment Procedure

Patient

Oncology Nurse Specialist, Lung Cancer Center
Lung Cancer Center

Cardiothoracic Surgery

Pulmonology·& Allergy

Radiation Oncology

Nuclear Medicine

Radiology

Pathology

Hematology & Medical Oncology
Multidisciplinary Consultation

Diagnosis

Surgery

Chemotherapy

Radiation Therapy

Treatment Procedure

STEP 01 : Schedule an appointment at the Lung Cancer Center
STEP 02 : Register with the most appropriate department through the Oncology Nurse Specialist, according to the stage of diagnosis
STEP 03 : Undergo diagnostic and staging tests (including re-evaluation of external test results)
STEP 04 : Receive appropriate treatment (surgery, curative radiation therapy, concurrent chemoradiotherapy, palliative chemotherapy or radiotherapy, and supportive care)
STEP 05 : Post-treatment care

An efficient collaborative system and multidisciplinary care system is implemented at every stage of diagnosis, treatment, and post-treatment management.