Lung cancer treatment

Patients with lung, pleural or mediastinal cancer may be offered different treatments, depending on the type of cancer and its spread or stage at the time of diagnosis. Treatments may be combined during therapy.

Local treatments

Surgery

Management of lung cancer

• Adult bronchopulmonary cancers: non-small cell and small cell carcinomas
• Pleural tumours: mesothelioma and others
• Mediastinal tumours: thymoma and others
• Pleuropulmonary metastases requiring local treatment (committee-coordinated management depending on the primary tumour site)

The International Thoracic Cancer Centre

Professor Gustave Roussy

Gustave Roussy was born in 1874, in Switzerland near to Vevey.

History of the Institute

Professor Gustave Roussy was a specialist in pathological anatomy. In 1921 he established the first outpatient service for patients with cancer in Jean L’Hermitte’s department at the Paul-Brousse Hospital in Villejuif. Even at that time his intention was to combine patient care with research and teaching.

Traitements des cancers ORL

Le traitement du cancer ORL est issu d’une décision multidisciplinaire. Il est réalisé en fonction de la localisation de la tumeur, de son extension (taille, rapports avec les structures avoisinantes, ganglions et localisations secondaires) et de l'existence d'autres maladies chez le patient.