Our "One Stop Shop" Lung Cancer Service

Providing urgent and optimal lung cancer service is one of our priorities. Greenslopes Private Hospital has an excellent multi-disciplinary  team providing a very high level of care to lung cancer patients.

We understand the importance of early diagnosis and treatment. Patients with suspected lung cancer will  be seen by one of our specialists as a matter of priority. In most instances, the patient will be seen  the next day (usually in the 'hot clinic'). 

We have 2 routine bronchoscopy lists a week , and urgent cases can be done on other days. Queensland X-Ray provides an excellent service for patients needing CT guided lung biopsy where needed.

For staging, we provide an Endobronchial Ultrasound guided biopsy service and referral to Queensland X-Ray for CT PET scan. A mediastinoscopy is now rarely required with EBUS being the preferred staging procedure.

The patient is presented in the weekly Respiratory multi-disciplinary meeting for discussion, and a referral is made to the appropriate treating doctor (Thoracic surgeon, Thoracic Oncologist, Thoracic Radiation Oncologist or Palliative Care Physician or a combination of the above depending on the agreed treatment).

Our turnover time from initial consultation to referral to the appropriate treating doctor (after consultation, diagnostic and staging tests) is generally less than a week (however, this may be delayed if a CT PET is required since the appointment time for this test is out of our control).

Once a referral is received, our staff take care of all of the above.