What kind of doctor treats lung cancer?

Answer 1

Treating the cancer of any organ is usually a team approach with doctors of different specialties coming together since cancers often require multiple modes of treatment simultaneously (each delivered by doctors trained in providing that specific form of treatment).

Treatment of lung cancer could include a pulmonologist (internist specializing in lung disease), oncologist (internist specializing in cancer), cardiothoracic surgeon (surgeon specializing in surgery on the structures within the chest cavity), radiologist (doctor trained in the interpretation of imaging studies such as CTs and MRIs for the diagnosis and treatment of disease) and radiation oncologist (doctor trained in using radiation to treat disease, mostly cancer). How much of a role, if any, each of these doctors will play will depend on the nature of the cancer and which treatment modalities are being utilized.

Answer 2

These doctors are called Thoracic Surgeons.

Answer 3

Most surgeons specialize in one area. A heart surgeon is usually called a "cardiac" surgeon, a lung surgeon is called a "pulmonary" surgeon.

Answer 4

A cardiologist.