Georgia Cancer Center at Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia
The Georgia Cancer Center in Augusta, Georgia, is both a research institution and a clinical care site at which multidisciplinary teams of physicians offer high-quality medical treatments. Using a holistic approach to care, the facility provides access to world-class physicians, innovative treatments, and clinical trials, including for patients diagnosed with lung cancer and malignant pleural mesothelioma.[1]
About Georgia Cancer Center.
The Georgia Cancer Center is part of Augusta University, Georgia’s health/sciences/medical college. Augusta is home to the Medical College of Georgia, the nation’s eighth-largest and 13th-oldest medical school.
The cancer center conducts first-in-the-nation research in support of the National Cancer Institute’s goal of ensuring that every cancer patient has access to the newest and most innovative clinical trials in the nation. Through the care of local patients, it has made a significant impact on the global standard of cancer care.[2]
Many of the treatments offered by the Georgia Cancer Center are available at the Laney Walker Clinic at Wellstar Georgia Cancer Center. Other treatment locations include inpatient services at the Wellstar MCG Health Medical Center, the downtown clinic, and the Radiation Therapy Center.
Pleural Mesothelioma and Lung Cancer Care at Georgia Cancer Center
The Georgia Cancer Center delivers compassionate care for patients diagnosed with malignant pleural mesothelioma and lung cancer, working to deliver a higher quality of life and the best possible outcomes.
The medical team works to diagnose and stage patients’ conditions quickly and precisely so that they can create the best treatment plan for the individual patient, relying on artificial intelligence to improve the accuracy of diagnosis.
By using a multidisciplinary approach, the various physicians treating the patients can collaborate to create the most effective and efficient treatment, coordinating tests and procedures in a way that optimizes the delivery of care.[3]
Treatment options include minimally invasive surgical techniques and advanced treatment options, including proton therapy with pencil scanning beam capability, intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), four-dimensional radiation therapy, image-guided radiation therapy, stereotactic radiation therapy, and targeted therapies, including new chemotherapy agents, antibodies, and gene therapy.[3]
In addition to state-of-the-art treatment, the Georgia Cancer Center is also actively involved in clinical trials investigating innovative treatments, and patients seeking care may be eligible to participate in this research. Current studies include the application of immunotherapy in the treatment of lung cancer and malignant pleural mesothelioma.
Notable Staff and Mesothelioma Specialists
The Georgia Cancer Center’s lung and thoracic cancer team offers expertise in all aspects of cancer treatment, from skilled thoracic surgeons to innovative scientific investigators.
Thoracic surgeon Dr. Dan Miller specializes in the use of video-assisted and robotic-assisted thoracic surgery to provide the greatest effect and fastest recovery by minimizing physical trauma.
Surgeons work in tandem with medical oncologist Dr. Girindra Raval, interventional pulmonologists, and radiation oncologists, like Dr. William Grubb. All physicians work with a support team that includes nutritionists, social workers, schedulers, financial personnel, and medical assistants, all of whom work together to make the medical journey as seamless and frustration-free as possible.
