Watch as actor Phil Carey (Asa Buchanan, One Life to Live) talk's about his battle with lung cancer and the excellent treatment he received at The Eliana Center.

The lung cancer specialists at the Eliana Center are on the cutting edge of developments regarding lung cancer diagnosis and treatment. The Eliana Center at St. Luke's and Roosevelt Hospitals and Beth Israel Medical Center is part of Continuum Cancer Centers of New York.

Although lung cancer has historically been difficult to treat, advances in both treatment and symptom management make this an exciting and hopeful time.

The most important characteristic of treatment at the Eliana Center is our multidisciplinary approach to lung cancer. Our outstanding treatment teams include surgeons, radiation oncologists and medical oncologists, as well as a variety of other health professionals such as pulmonologists and pain medicine specialists. At Eliana, the lung cancer team holds weekly patient case conferences at which new cases are presented and the entire team uses its expertise to devise the best, individualized plan for each patient.

Our goals are to:

• Provide coordinated multidisciplinary care to people with cancers of the chest
• Promote a high quality of life for people with cancers of the chest
• Provide information and assistance to prevent cancers of the chest
• Caring for patients with lung and chest cancer requires close and effective coordination of multiple specialists and treatments during the different stages of the disease. Our treatment team combines the skills of these specialties to ensure coordinated care, good communication and an aggressive approach to treatment.

Patient navigation is an important part of our program. The navigator is a resource person who helps guide the patient through the diagnostic and healing process prescribed and managed by our health care professionals.

Eliana is a Hebrew word, which means "God answered." By joining this word to the ideas of treatment and healing, the center's name evokes the spirit of hope that animates every part of the center. Founded in 2004 through a generous philanthropic gift, the Eliana Center encompasses a team of doctors, nurses, patient navigators and a nutritionist working together to provide the best possible care to people with lung and chest cancers.

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