Contact
Appointments: 020 7188 4242
Clinical advice
Nurse helpline: 020 7188 4758
Email: lungcnscommunication@gstt.nhs.uk
Existing patients can use the nurse helpline to speak with one of our lung cancer specialist nurses.
Please leave a message and we'll call you back as soon as possible. We respond to calls made after 4.30pm on the next working day. If you're unwell and need urgent advice, please call our acute cancer service on 020 7188 3754.
Addresses
Lung cancer clinical nurse specialist (CNS) team, palliative care department, 1st floor, Borough Wing, Guy's Hospital, Great Maze Pond, London SE1 9RT
Map to palliative care department (PDF 1.81MB)
Lung cancer clinics, Outpatient Village, Cancer Centre at Guy's, Guy's Hospital, Great Maze Pond, London SE1 9RT
Map of Cancer Centre at Guy's (PDF 4.66MB)
We are open from 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday (excluding bank holidays).
Overview
We treat lung cancers and other less common cancers found near the lungs. This includes mesothelioma and cancer of the thymus, a gland between the lungs.
This group of cancers are sometimes described by doctors as thoracic malignancies.
We aim to assess and diagnose your cancer quickly. We use a range of tests, scans and investigations to do this. These include:
- CT scan, MRI scan or PET-nuclear medicine scan
- bronchoscopy or endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS). This involves putting a thin tube with a camera through your mouth or nose and into your airways. The aim is to photograph, examine and take a small sample of tissue (biopsy) from your lungs or airways. EBUS also uses ultrasound to take a sample of your lymph nodes
- surgery
- interventional radiology
- expert pathology. This includes testing samples of your tumour to help identify the best treatments
- genomics (studying your genes to help diagnosis)
Your treatment depends on the type and stage of your cancer. It may involve:
- surgery
- radiotherapy, including stereotactic radiotherapy, given from different angles at the same time
- chemotherapy
- other systemic therapies such as immunotherapy
You can find out more about lung cancer treatments on the NHS website.
We'll support and care for you throughout your treatment.
You'll have access to:
- advice from a dietitian
- benefits and welfare advice through Dimbleby Cancer Care
- patient support groups
- physiotherapy
- psychological support
- occupational therapy
- speech and language therapy
Research and clinical trials
We have a dedicated clinical trials team. They focus on national and international trials and the development of new therapies.
Wards
You may need to stay in hospital on one of our wards during your treatment:
Team
Professor James Spicer, professor of experimental cancer medicine and consultant medical oncologist
Dr Eleni Karapanagiotou, consultant medical oncologist
Dr Alexandros Georgiou, consultant medical oncologist
Dr Ana Montes, lung and gynaecology consultant
Dr Spyros Gennatas, consultant medical oncologist
Dr Debra Josephs, consultant medical oncologist
Dr Sharmistha Ghosh, consultant medical oncologist
Dr Dan Smith, consultant clinical oncologist
Dr Shahreen Ahmed, consultant clinical oncologist
Dr Sindu Vivekanandan, consultant clinical oncologist
Dr Michael Skwarski, consultant clinical oncologist