Lung and Esophageal Cancer Treatment

When you experience troubling symptoms like heartburn, severe weight loss, and lung infections, you need to know why. We’ll help you find the answers, using advanced testing for lung and esophageal cancer. After assessing your overall health and risk factors, we may perform any of the following screenings:

• Biopsies
• Chest X-Rays
• CT or CAT Scans
• Endoscopies
• MRIs, PETs, or Bone Scans
• Sputum Cytologies – viewing your cells under a microscope helps us pinpoint your condition with greater accuracy.
• Thoracoscopy – a small instrument allows us to see inside your chest in order to diagnose you faster and more effectively.
• Upper GI Series (Barium Swallow) – we use a metallic compound called barium sulfate to determine the cause of symptoms like painful swallowing, severe weight loss, and abdominal pain.

When you come in for a diagnostic test, it’s natural to feel anxious. We’ll try to make your screening as comfortable as possible, and we’ll be here to guide you through the whole process with expertise and compassion.

There's no need to feel anxious just because you don't know a lot about lung or esophageal cancer. We've assembled a team of oncology experts to guide your care with skill and compassion.

Esophageal cancer develops in the esophagus, or the long tube that connects the throat to the stomach. Lung cancer usually develops in the lining of the bronchi, which is the main airway of the lungs. We offer specialized treatment for the following types of lung and esophageal cancer:

• Adenocarcinoma
• Large Cell Carcinoma
• Small Cell Lung Cancer
• Squamous Cell Carcinoma

If you have questions at any point during your lung cancer or esophageal cancer treatment, don’t hesitate to ask. At AdventHealth Tampa, formerly Florida Hospital Tampa, we want you to be well-informed so you can feel confident in your esophageal or lung cancer treatments. That means we'll always be on hand to give comfort, support, and relief — from one end of your care process to the other.

You want to feel whole again. After you receive your diagnosis, you’re eager to take the next steps. And we're eager to guide you through them. Our staff includes lung and esophageal cancer experts, skilled in providing both lung cancer treatments and esophageal cancer treatments. But they're also experts in compassion, which means you'll be surrounded by people who care about and support you.

Lobectomy is one of the lung cancer treatments we offer. In this procedure, a surgeon removes the cancerous part of your lung, leaving the healthy tissue intact. At AdventHealth Tampa, we offer a modified lobectomy procedure that is minimally invasive and lower risk than the traditional form of this surgery. Our surgeons use small incisions to reduce complications, and they may use robotic technology to increase accuracy and efficiency. If your infection is more widespread, we may use a pneumonectomy, which removes the entire lung. We also offer an alternate, minimally invasive form of this procedure for faster recovery and less scarring. Other treatments we provide include:

• Chemotherapy
• Esophageal Cancer Surgery – Removes all or part of the esophagus, depending on the extent of the cancer.
• Radiation Therapy
• Targeted Therapy – Uses cancer-fighting drugs.

You want a life of wellness. That’s what we want for you, too. We know comprehensive esophageal or lung cancer treatment includes more than surgery and medication. It means being there for you at every stage of the care process. That’s why our Tampa hospital team is here to answer your questions and offer a steady shoulder to lean on — easing your mind and lifting your spirit as we provide highly specialized medical treatment. You can count on us for whole-person care and support from start to finish.