Cancer overview
What patients and families should understand
Lung cancer treatment depends on stage, pathology, molecular markers, lung function, and fitness. Radiation may be used as curative treatment in selected early cancers, with chemotherapy for locally advanced disease, after surgery in specific cases, or for symptom relief.
Dr. Ankita Patel's approach
How Ankita Patel handles it
Dr. Ankita Patel reviews imaging, pathology, staging, breathing motion, and patient fitness before recommending radiation. Her approach is to choose the right intent first: cure, durable control, consolidation, or palliation, then design the plan to reduce avoidable dose to healthy lung, heart, oesophagus, and spinal cord.
Care priorities
What the consultation focuses on
SBRT-style precision for selected early lung lesions when clinically appropriate.
Concurrent or sequential chemoradiation coordination for locally advanced disease.
Symptom-relief radiation for cough, bleeding, pain, airway compression, or bone spread.