Mayo Clinic's approach
Mayo Clinic specialists offer compassionate, comprehensive care to each person considering lung cancer screening.
Your Mayo Clinic care team
Mayo Clinic lung experts, called pulmonologists, work with specialists in radiology, oncology, thoracic surgery and preventive services to provide comprehensive care to those seeking lung cancer screening and those diagnosed with lung cancer. Other experts are included as needed.
This multidisciplinary approach means that you're not getting just one opinion. You benefit from the knowledge and experience of each specialist.
Advanced diagnosis and treatment
Mayo Clinic doctors use low-dose imaging technology to ensure that you get only as much radiation as is needed to complete your imaging test.
If you're diagnosed with lung cancer, your Mayo Clinic doctors work with you to review all your treatment options and help choose the treatment that matches with your needs and goals.
The range of treatments offered to people with lung cancer includes chemotherapy, radiation, targeted therapy, immunotherapy and many types of surgical procedures. These include minimally invasive surgery, surgery to remove a lung (pneumonectomy) and operations intended to relieve pain when lung cancer can't be cured.
For people who have struggled to quit smoking, healthcare professionals in Mayo Clinic's Nicotine Dependence Center offer caring support. They work to help you develop the skills needed to stop using tobacco.
Expertise and rankings
Mayo Clinic doctors are respected for their experience in diagnosing and treating lung cancers. Doctors draw from their extensive experience interpreting lung CT scans and caring for people diagnosed with lung cancer to provide you with exactly the care you need.
Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center meets the strict standards for a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center. These standards recognize scientific excellence and a multispecialty approach focused on cancer prevention, diagnosis and treatment.
Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, and Mayo Clinic in Phoenix/Scottsdale, Arizona, are ranked among the Best Hospitals for cancer by U.S. News & World Report.
Locations, travel and lodging
Mayo Clinic has major campuses in Phoenix and Scottsdale, Arizona; Jacksonville, Florida; and Rochester, Minnesota. The Mayo Clinic Health System has dozens of locations in several states.
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Costs and insurance
Mayo Clinic works with hundreds of insurance companies and is an in-network provider for millions of people.
In most cases, Mayo Clinic doesn't require a physician referral. Some insurers require referrals or may have additional requirements for certain medical care. All appointments are prioritized on the basis of medical need.
Learn more about appointments at Mayo Clinic.
Please contact your insurance company to verify medical coverage and to obtain any needed authorization prior to your visit. Often, your insurer's customer service number is printed on the back of your insurance card.
Clinical trials
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Sept. 16, 2026