At St. Anthony, we’re committed to detecting and beating lung cancer. That’s why we developed the Lung Cancer Detection & Treatment Center where we offer a wide variety of diagnostic and treatment options for patients like you.

Diagnosis
Like any cancer, the earlier you find lung cancer the better. We’re proud to offer an innovative Spiral CT scan that can detect lung cancers as small as three millimeters, about the size of a sesame seed! This painless scan only takes about 12 seconds, so you can get on with your busy day.

Of course we offer other diagnostic options too, like cytology (coughed-up saliva examination), bronchoscopy (view lungs through tube inserted via the nose), MRI and biopsy.

Should a suspicious lesion be found, we’ll schedule you for a PET scan that shows cell function and will help determine if it’s malignant.

Treatment
Leading the way in cutting edge technology, we offer lung cancer treatment with advanced linear accelerators that delivers a beam of radiation that bends and twists through the body avoiding healthy tissue while targeting cancerous tissue.

Our oncologists use multiple treatment approaches which may include a combination of surgery, radiation therapy and chemotherapy.