Overview

Two major types of lung cancer are non-small cell lung cancer and small cell lung cancer. Causes of lung cancer include smoking, secondhand smoke, exposure to certain toxins, and family history.

Treatment options

Treatment options may include surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, or a combination thereof.

 

Care team

Profiles

Krishna Rao, MD

Oncologist Cancer Care
315 W. Carpenter St. 1st Floor, Clinic B Springfield, IL 62702
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Stephen Hazelrigg, MD

Cardiovascular Surgeon Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cancer Care
315 W. Carpenter St. 1st Floor Clinic A Springfield, IL 62702
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Aziz Khan, MD

Executive Director of Simmons Cancer Institute Cancer Care
315 W. Carpenter St. 1st Floor, Clinic B Springfield, IL 62702
Profiles

Dodie Gazda, ANP-BC

Certified Nurse Practitioner Cancer Care
315 W. Carpenter St. 1st Floor, Clinic B Springfield, IL 62702
Profiles

Omar Abdulfattah, MD

Pulmonary Medicine Physician Internal Medicine | Pulmonary, and Critical Care
751 N. Rutledge St. 1st Floor Springfield, IL 62702
Profiles

Waqas Azhar, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine Cancer Care
400 N. 9th Street Springfield, IL 62702
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Traves Crabtree, MD

Cardiothoracic Surgeon Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cancer Care, Surgery | General
315 W. Carpenter St. 2nd Floor, Clinic C Springfield, IL 62702
Profiles

Edem Agamah, MD

Oncologist Internal Medicine | Hematology-Oncology
315 W. Carpenter St. 1st Floor, Clinic B Springfield, IL 62702
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Hillary Danenberger, NP-C

Certified Nurse Practitioner Cardiothoracic Surgery
315 W. Carpenter St. 2nd Floor, Clinic C Springfield, IL 62702
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Emily Fendrich, PA-C

Physician Assistant Cardiothoracic Surgery
315 W. Carpenter St. 2nd Floor, Clinic C Springfield, IL 62702

 

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Clinical trials

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At SIU Medicine, our physicians and scientists conduct clinical trials and research studies with the aim of translating findings into new, more effective treatments.