The search for a cure for malignant mesothelioma takes several different paths. Some researchers investigate the impact of specific medications, while physicians work to find better techniques and combinations of protocols to slow or stop the aggressive cancer’s progress. Still others are working to find what drives the development of asbestos-related cancer after exposure to
Radiation therapy is one of the protocols most frequently used to treat patients diagnosed with lung cancer and malignant pleural mesothelioma. Still, the powerful energy that the technology applies carries the risk of damaging healthy tissue. This is why a new study just published in the journal Communications Medicine is being met with such enthusiasm by doctors
The University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center is an NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center located in Madison, Wisconsin. It is committed to defeating cancer through a combination of research, prevention, and treatment, offering treatment for all types of cancer, including mesothelioma and lung cancer.
The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center is located in Seattle, Washington. It is a leader in cancer care and research. It offers mesothelioma patients access to state-of-the-art surgeries for both pleural and peritoneal mesothelioma and innovative treatment for lung cancer patients.
The UVA Comprehensive Cancer Center is based in Charlottesville, Virginia. As part of UVA Health, the center treats patients with all types of cancers and has both a highly regarded lung cancer treatment program and a dedicated mesothelioma treatment program.
VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center is one of just two NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers in the state of Virginia, and the only one to serve the Richmond area. The center offers compassionate, state-of-the-art care for patients diagnosed with lung cancer, malignant mesothelioma, and other thoracic cancers, as well as peritoneal mesothelioma.
The University of Utah’s Huntsman Cancer Institute is a National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center located in Salt Lake City, Utah and serving patients in Utah, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, and Wyoming. It has a robust lung cancer and malignant mesothelioma treatment program and thoracic surgery center and is one of the few hospitals in the country that offers HIPEC treatment for patients with peritoneal mesothelioma.
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center’s Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center is one of the few facilities in the country with a treatment and research program dedicated to malignant mesothelioma. Its thoracic cancer experts treat patients with pleural mesothelioma and lung cancer, while its Peritoneal Malignancies and HIPEC Program offers state-of-the-art therapies for patients with peritoneal mesothelioma.
The Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center is a National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center located in Nashville, Tennessee. It provides care for many difficult-to-treat cancers, including malignant mesothelioma.
Hollings Cancer Center is part of the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, South Carolina. It is an NCI-designated cancer center that provides advanced treatment for lung cancer and mesothelioma.