Henry Ford Health, Detroit, Michigan
Henry Ford Health’s cancer care center delivers advanced, personalized treatment delivered by oncologists and other cancer specialists. Based in the Brigitte Harris Cancer Pavilion in Detroit, Michigan, the facility has assembled a multidisciplinary team of over 1,500 knowledgeable, skilled, compassionate professionals and armed them with the latest treatment technologies and innovations, including precision medicine, advanced radiation therapy, and minimally invasive surgical techniques. The center is also engaged in clinical trials and research and offers patients a robust support program. Care is delivered in five hospitals and ten outpatient cancer centers, and the staff was recently recognized by the Commission on Cancer as a “role model for an outstanding Integrated Network Cancer Program.”[3]
Pleural Mesothelioma, Peritoneal Mesothelioma, and Lung Cancer Care at Henry Ford Health
Malignant pleural mesothelioma and asbestos-related lung cancer are both challenging thoracic malignancies that require high-quality, innovative care, and the same is true of the aggressive abdominal cancer malignant peritoneal mesothelioma that affects the peritoneal mesothelial lining.
Patients seeking care for thoracic malignancies at Henry Ford Health will find an experienced team able to diagnose and manage their disease and support them on their cancer journey. Diagnosis is accomplished through the use of advanced tools and techniques, including imaging tests and biopsies. Upon analysis by the thoracic cancer board, a treatment plan will be created to include chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and surgery as well as targeted therapy that focuses on halting the growth of blood vessels that the cancerous tumors need to grow.[1]
Henry Ford Health also offers the specialized surgery that combines cytoreductive removal of cancerous tissue with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy. The procedure, which places heated chemotherapy directly into the thoracic or abdominal cavity, has proven beneficial for patients, improving outcomes and quality of life.[1]
Notable Staff and Mesothelioma Specialists
Henry Ford Health boasts both a thoracic cancer team dedicated to the care of patients with lung cancer and pleural mesothelioma and experts in the use of HIPEC for the treatment of malignant peritoneal mesothelioma.
Included among the radiation oncologists, medical oncologists, thoracic surgeons, and interventional pulmonologists that make up the mesothelioma team are medical oncologists Dr. Fawzi F. Abu Rous and Dr. Shirish Gadgeel and thoracic surgical oncologists Dr. Miguel Alvelo-Rivera and Dr. Raed M. Alnajar.[2]
Patients in need of care for malignant peritoneal mesothelioma can undergo state-of-the-art HIPEC treatment under the skilled hands of Dr. David Kwon and director of the Peritoneal Surface Malignancy Program, Dr. Rupen Shah.[2]
