Breathe Easy.
Feel at ease with the compassionate care and expertise of our dedicated lung and thoracic care specialists.
Request an appointment Call for an appointment
Call for an Appointment
Charleston, Orangeburg
and surrounding areas
Florence, Marion, Cades
and surrounding areas
For lung cancer — early detection is everything.
While lung cancer is the second-most common cancer in the United States, it is the primary cause of cancer-related deaths. Screening can sometimes find cancer early, when it’s small, hasn’t spread, and might be easier to treat. That’s why it’s so important to get screened to determine if you’re at risk. You should consider getting screened for lung cancer if you have all three of these risk factors:
- 50 to 80 years old (up to 77 years old for Medicare coverage) and
- Have a 20 pack-year history of smoking (this means one pack a day for 20 years, two packs a day for ten years, etc.) and
- Are a current smoker, or have quit within the last 15 years
*Not everyone who meets the initial criteria will be eligible for screening. Our team will work with you to weigh the risks and benefits of screening and help determine if screening is right for you.
An entire team dedicated to your care, the whole way through.
At MUSC Health, we know that during an uncertain time, that’s when support is most needed. Our Hollings Cancer Center, a national leader in cancer care, has a team of Lung and Thoracic cancer experts dedicated to providing the newest treatments available for your care.
Our multidisciplinary team approach allows our specialists, including a dedicated primary care physician, to focus on caring for the whole you — from pre-screenings to recovery — the whole way through.
Our commitment to excellence also shines a light beyond patient care to cancer research and clinical trials so that we are ready to stay at the front lines of cancer care and discover new methods for tomorrow’s treatments.
At the cutting-edge of lung and thoracic cancer care.
As the state’s only National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center, MUSC Hollings Cancer Center offers access to the latest technologies and innovations. MUSC Health University Medical Center has also been awarded U.S. News and World Report’s High Performing Hospitals award for 2024-25. If you have concerns about your health, contact your physician today to discuss risk factors, diagnosis, and treatment options. We are here for you.
Request an appointmentOffering a full range of diagnostic and treatments.
The Lung and Thoracic Cancer Care Team at MUSC Hollings Cancer Center are at the forefront of innovation in cancer technologies and will work with you to explain your options and the best path of treatment for you.
Our experts specialize in identifying and treating a variety of lung and thoracic cancers:
- Non-small cell lung cancer (85% of lung cancer diagnoses)
- Small cell lung cancer
- Thymus cancer, which forms in the thymus gland, where T-cells mature
- Esophageal cancer and Barrett’s esophagus
- Chest wall and mediastinal tumors
- Pleural cancers like mesothelioma, an aggressive cancer that affects the tissues lining your chest
Quit now for a better tomorrow.
Smoking can be attributed to nearly a third of the cancer-related deaths in the United States and no matter what your age or how long you have smoked, giving up cigarettes is key to a longer life. Our comprehensive Tobacco Treatment program at Hollings utilizes clinical teams of providers, researchers, and counselors to provide cessation support.