The emphasis of the thoracic oncology (lung cancer) service at Royal Papworth is on the investigation of suspected thoracic cancers, particularly lung cancer and malignant mesothelioma.
We provide a rapid access service for the diagnosis and staging of these cancers, as well as surgery for lung cancer.
We receive about 1,400 referrals from hospitals across the east of England and beyond every year.
We offer advanced diagnostic and therapeutic techniques to diagnose, stage and treat thoracic cancers.
- Endobronchial and endoscopic ultrasound
- Autoflourescence bronchoscopy
- Interventional bronchoscopic procedures including cryotherapy, diathermy and endobronchial stenting
- Medical thoracoscopy
- Indwelling pleural catheters
- CT guided lung biopsies
- Ultrasound guided biopsies
- Specialist lung cancer and mesothelioma multi-disciplinary meetings involving chest physicians, lung oncologists, thoracic surgeons, radiologists and pathologists, palliative care specialists and clinical nurse specialists
- Specialist mesothelioma services
Lung cancer screening
If you're aged between 55 and 74 and have ever smoked, you may be given the opportunity to take part in lung cancer screening.
Lung cancer kills more people in the UK every year than any other cancer. This is beause symptoms often don't develop until the disease is more advanced, making treatment harder.
Screening is therefore vital - it is already finding cancer earlier, before people even know they have the disease.
You will be eligible for lung cancer screening if all of the following apply to you:
- you live in an area where lung health checks are currently offered
- you're aged between 55 and 74
- you're registered with a GP surgery
- you're a current or former smoker
Promoting the lung cancer screening programme in Peterborough
East of England Cancer Alliances
The East of England Cancer Alliances operates as part of the NHS to transform local cancer services - in close collaboration with the region’s six NHS integrated care systems.
Cancer teams across the East of England, including at Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, have worked with patients, families, charities and volunteers to launch the first-ever strategy to transform cancer care across the region.
Published at the end of 2022, the ambitious, five-year plan aims to put patients at the centre of cancer care, improving their experience, tracking down more cancers at an earlier stage, and driving key improvements in cancer outcomes.