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Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center</a>.</p> <p>Thirty six programs—for common, chronic and critical respiratory conditions— integrate the skills of sub-specialists across a dozen disciplines, all with focused training in specific lung diseases. Together, our specialized lung teams address the unique needs of each patient, delivering the latest innovations in prevention, diagnosis and treatment.</p> <p>Our Lung Research Center, part of the Brigham Research Institute, is one of the country's top-funded NIH institutions for lung disease. Here, our Harvard Medical School-affiliated researchers investigate discoveries in cancer genetics, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma and much more—developing breakthrough treatments for lung patients worldwide.</p></span></div> </div> <div class="iw_placeholder" id="iw_placeholder1495171520095"> <div class="iw_component" id="iw_comp1605444108214"> <style>#iw_comp1605444108214{}</style> <div class="rich-text component iframe-wrapper iframe-wrapper--16x9"> <iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/R8bmbFOHTx4" title="Don't Delay Lung Care" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> </div> <div class="rich-text component"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="iw_placeholder" id="iw_placeholder1495171520092"> </div> <div class="iw_placeholder" id="iw_placeholder1495171520096"> <div class="iw_component" id="iw_comp1605444108213"> <style>#iw_comp1605444108213{}</style><style>#iw_comp1605444108213{}</style><a class="promofix" 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with respiratory failure and end-stage lung disease.</p></div> <span class="promo__cta">Learn more</span> </div> </div> </a><a class="promofix" href="/lung-center/integrative-lung-care-programs" title="Learn more about Integrative Lung Care Programs."> <div class="promo promo--image-left rich-text component promohover"> <div class="promo__image"> <img src="/assets/BWH/lung-center/images/tlc-promo-integrative-lung-care-700x400.jpg" alt="Learn more about Integrative Lung Care Programs."></div> <div class="promo__content"> <h3 class="promo__title">Integrative Lung Care Programs</h3> <div class="promo__text"><p>Highly-trained physicians and specialists develop customizable and personalized programs of care for specific disease areas and target populations.</p></div> <span class="promo__cta">Learn more</span> </div> </div> </a><a class="promofix" href="/lung-center/lung-diseases-and-conditions" title="Learn more about the Diseases and Conditions treated at The Lung Center."> <div 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class="promo__content"> <h3 class="promo__title">Innovation and Discovery</h3> <div class="promo__text"><p>Brigham and Women’s Hospital has been the site of important medical and surgical innovations in lung and respiratory health care for over a century.</p></div> <span class="promo__cta">Learn more</span> </div> </div> </a> </div> </div> <div class="iw_placeholder" id="iw_placeholder1495171520097"> <div class="iw_component" id="iw_comp1605444108212"> <style>#iw_comp1605444108212{}</style><div class="rich-text component " style="" id="" ><span><h2>Related Lung Center Links</h2> <ul> <li><a href="/medicine/pulmonary-and-critical-care-medicine">Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine</a></li> <li><a href="/surgery/thoracic-surgery">Thoracic Surgery</a></li> <li><a href="/anesthesiology-and-pain-medicine/services/surgical-anesthesia">Thoracic Anesthesia</a></li> <li><a href="/radiology/chest-thoracic-radiology">Thoracic Imaging</a></li> </ul></span></div> </div> </div> <div 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