Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center at South Shore Health experts specializing in thoracic oncology provide multidisciplinary care for patients diagnosed with thoracic cancers. Our team includes specialists in pulmonary medicine (treating diseases of the lung) or gastroenterology (treating diseases of...

Radiation oncology—also called radiation therapy—uses high-energy x-rays to destroy cancer cells while sparing the surrounding normal tissue. Radiation therapy is a part of treatment for about two-thirds of patients with cancer. While it may be used alone as treatment, it is often combined with...