Stanford Medicine Cancer Center, Stanford, California
The Stanford Medicine Cancer Center in Stanford, California offers care for mesothelioma and lung cancer patients as the clinical arm of the Stanford Cancer Institute, one of the nation’s top facilities for medical discovery. The facility provides comprehensive cancer services, from diagnosis to state-of-the-art treatment protocols. It is also widely respected for its Circle of Care approach which provides a high level of support to patients and their family members.[1]
Pleural and Peritoneal Mesothelioma Care and Lung Cancer Care at the Stanford Medicine Cancer Center
Stanford Medicine Cancer Center offers a renowned thoracic and lung cancer program that treats patients diagnosed with malignant pleural mesothelioma and lung cancer and a robust HIPEC treatment program that administers hyperthermic intraoperative peritoneal chemotherapy for patients diagnosed with malignant peritoneal mesothelioma.
The physicians leading Stanford’s HIPEC program are among the most experienced in Northern California and have found that the use of the protocol is far more effective than conventional chemotherapy, while significantly minimizing the side effects that are typically associated with chemotherapy.
The thoracic and lung cancer program offers expertise in diagnosing and treating a wide range of conditions of the lung, esophagus, mediastinum, chest wall, diaphragm, and lymph nodes. Treatments include minimally invasive surgery, video-assisted thoracic surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, and immunotherapy, and patients have the opportunity to participate in impactful clinical trials.[2]
Notable Staff and Mesothelioma Specialists
Stanford Medicine Cancer Center boasts a multispecialty thoracic team of thoracic and lung cancer specialists, advanced practice providers, nurses, and staff to provide care for patients with thoracic cancers of all types. Supported by an extended care team of nurses, nurse coordinators, and care coordinators, the physician team includes thoracic cancer surgeons who specialize in both traditional open surgery and minimally invasive and robotic surgical techniques. The surgeons work collaboratively with thoracic medical oncologists trained in diagnosing and treating cancers using medications including chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and targeted therapy, and thoracic radiation oncologists skilled in the use of high-energy radiation to destroy tumors and prevent cancer’s spread.[2]
The Stanford team is led by thoracic surgeons Dr. Mark Francis Berry and Dr. Leah Backhus, and medical oncologists Dr. Heather Wakelee and Dr. Joel Neal.
Stanford Medicine Cancer Center’s gastrointestinal surgical staff includes Dr. Byrne Lee, who offers cytoreductive surgery with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy for patients diagnosed with malignant peritoneal mesothelioma.
