Lung cancer

Locations

Contact

General Enquiries
020 3311 1234

Visitor Information

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Visiting

Our rapid-access service aims to provide timely assessment of all patients with suspected lung cancer.

We have access to urgent investigations such as detailed scans of the chest, and camera and biopsy tests to establish a prompt diagnosis.

Our clinics benefit from the expertise of a wide multidisciplinary team who carefully review and explain your treatment options if a cancer is diagnosed. We have access to all up-to-date treatment modalities including surgery, chemotherapy, immunotherapy and radiotherapy. We ensure that we work with our patients so that each patient has their own individual treatment plan which is most appropriate for them and in line with their wishes. 

Having a suspected cancer and going through all the necessary tests and appointments can be stressful. Our lung cancer clinical nurse specialists support our patients through the process and ensure that they have access to advice and support when needed. 

West London cancer services have some of the highest one and five year lung cancer survival rates in the UK.

Charing Cross and St Mary’s hospitals are a specialist referral centre for several highly specialised diagnostic tests, including endobronchial ultrasound – a relatively new technique that allows doctors to view regions of your lungs and surrounding chest area that have traditionally required more invasive surgical procedures to evaluate. 

Our lung cancer service also runs our pulmonary nodule service. This service reviewes and manages incidental pulmonary nodules. We benefit from specialist radiology input and work as a multidisciplinary team to review these cases and plan appropriate management and follow up. More information about pulmonary nodules can be found in our patient information leaflet.

Clinics

Lung cancer clinic at Charing Cross Hospital 

Address

Outpatients department
Fifth floor
North wing 
Charing Cross Hospital
Fulham Palace Road
London W6 8RF

Hours

Tuesday and Thursday mornings

Contact information

Phone: 020 3313 0303 – clinical nurse specialists via the Macmillan navigators  
Phone: 020 3311 7198 – secretary 

Thoracic clinic at Hammersmith Hospital 

Address

Outpatients department
Ground floor
Hammersmith Hospital
Du Cane Road
London W12 0HS

Contact information

Phone: 020 3313 0303 – clinical nurse specialists via the Macmillan navigators  
Phone: 020 3311 7198 – secretary

Lung cancer clinic St Mary’s Hospital

Address

Chest and allergy clinic
Ground floor
Mint Wing
St Mary’s Hospital
Praed Street
London W2 1NY

Please note: The Mint Wing can be accessed via South Wharf Road.

Hours

Thursday afternoons and Friday mornings

Contact information

Phone: 020 3313 0303 – clinical nurse specialists via the Macmillan navigators
Phone: 020 3312 7942– secretary

Meet the team

Respiratory consultants

Dr Susannah Bloch, lung cancer, multidisciplinary team lead 
Dr Clare Ross, head of specialty, respiratory medicine
Dr Rudy Sinharay, locum
Dr Loong Yuan Han
Dr Frances Bowen, divisional director for medicine and integrated care

Consultant clinical oncologists 

Dr Danielle Power 
Dr Suriaya Dubash, locum

Consultant radiologists

Dr Sue Copley
Dr Mary Roddie
Dr Nicola Strickland
Dr Andrew Wright 
Dr Sarah Sheard 
 Dr Edward Barden 
Dr Sameer Khan

Multidisciplinary team (MDT) coordinator

David Mead

Clinical nurse specialists

Rebecca McCubbin
Sadaf Farid
Katie Durnan

Palliative care representatives

Angela Vincent
Jeanette Descallar

Consultant thoracic surgeons

Mr Jayanta Nandi
Mr Mehmood Jadoon

Thoracic clinical nurse specialists

Karen Knights
Dorcas Mcasey
Consultant histopathologists
Dr Saral Desai
Dr Nandita Gupta
Dr Patrizia Viola

Patient information

Before your appointment

You will receive your appointment within two weeks of referral and it is imperative that you attend. You may receive an appointment for investigations (for example a CT scan) prior to your appointment. These tests are also essential and will help your doctors make a full assessment of your case when you are seen in clinic. Please be aware that though this may require you to alter plans at the last minute, it is essential that we begin investigations and treatment if necessary as soon as possible.

We encourage you to bring a partner, relative, close friend or carer to your appointments, as you will need to discuss your condition, which could mean discussing good or bad news. This extra support is helpful as it is often difficult to recall all the information you have been given on your own.

Please remember to check your appointment letter for anything specific you have been asked to take with you. In addition, it would be helpful if you could bring the following:

  • your full address and telephone number(s)
  • your appointment card and appointment letter
  • your GP’s name and address
  • a list of questions you may want to ask your consultant

During your appointment

When you arrive please make your way to the main reception of the clinic as shown in your appointment letter and use a kiosk to self check in.

At your initial appointment you will meet one of our lung cancer doctors and you may be seen with a clinical nurse specialist at the same appointment. We will discuss your case and may be able to discuss the results of any investigations that you have already had. We will endeavour to answer your questions.  We will explain the next steps, any further tests that might be needed and together we will make a plan for how to proceed.

Please note that we are a teaching hospital, so medical students may be present for some appointments. If you do not wish to have them in the room please let the nurse or doctor know and the students will be asked to step outside.

After your appointment

Your consultant and the medical team will discuss your case. Any decisions made by the team will be discussed with you and your family either at your next appointment or, if you have agreed to this, we may contact you by phone to discuss next steps. We will try to answer any questions you have on the benefits and risks of each of your treatment options. You will have access to our Macmillan lung cancer clinical nurse specialists and can contact them via the Macmillan navigators if you have any further questions. 

Macmillan navigators

As part of the Macmillan Cancer Support and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust partnership, we’ve introduced the Macmillan cancer navigators service.

Macmillan navigators offer a single phone contact for all cancer patients. They can help with booking appointments, accessing local support services and finding answers to any questions. Please call the Macmillan navigators team with any questions you have about your cancer care. Learn more about Macmillan navigators. 

Additional information

Clinical trials and research

Clinical trial support is provided by a West London Cancer Research Network trial coordinator. Patients who may be eligible to join a trial are screened and identified by the multidisciplinary team. If the team agrees that it is appropriate, they will offer the patient the chance to participate in the trial. The trial coordinator sees the patient with the oncologist in the next outpatient appointment. The trial is discussed in detail and an information sheet given to the patient along with the trail coordinators contact details. All trials are voluntary.

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