For more than fifty years, mesothelioma and asbestos-related disease advocates have been fighting for a ban on the use of asbestos in the United States. After decades of pushback from the chemical industry and roadblocks imposed by previous administrations, the Environmental Protection Agency has finalized a rule prohibiting ongoing uses of the carcinogenic material.
Dr. Christopher Wigfield is a thoracic surgeon who practices at Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, Maine. He specializes in robotic thoracic surgery for the treatment of lung cancer, mediastinal and pleural conditions including malignant pleural mesothelioma, chest wall tumors and defects, and lung transplantation. He is dedicated to advancing innovations in thoracic
Dr. Francis C. Nichols, III is a cardiothoracic and general surgeon at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. In his role, he applies his extensive surgical expertise to the treatment of patients diagnosed with lung cancer, esophageal cancer, malignant pleural mesothelioma, and other thoracic malignancies. He works as part of a multidisciplinary team to offer
Dr. Stephen D. Cassivi is a thoracic surgeon and researcher at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. He specializes in minimally invasive surgical techniques to treat lung cancer, esophageal cancer, and other thoracic malignancies. Dr. Cassivi’s skills include robotic surgery and video-assisted thoracic surgery, and his focus is on the delivery of brachytherapy as a
Dr. Mark S. Allen is an internationally recognized cardiothoracic and general thoracic surgeon and consultant at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. His clinical interests include esophageal surgery and pulmonary surgery, as well as minimally invasive surgical procedures for the treatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma, lung cancer, and other thoracic malignancies. Speaking of his dedication
Dr. Elbert Kuo is a cardiothoracic and thoracic surgeon with expertise in minimally invasive and robotic surgery approaches for lung cancer, esophageal cancer, and cancers of the mediastinum and pleura, including malignant pleural mesothelioma. He is head of the Division of Surgery at Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center. He is skilled in the use of
Dr. David P. Mason is an experienced thoracic surgeon who practices at Methodist Health in Dallas, Texas. He specializes in minimally invasive thoracic surgical techniques to treat lung cancer, emphysema, lung transplantation, and esophageal diseases and cancer. He also has expertise in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) and has extensive experience in surgery for malignant mesothelioma.
Dr. Todd L. Demmy is a thoracic surgeon at the Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences of the University at Buffalo in Buffalo, New York. His clinical focus is on the use of less invasive treatment options for patients in Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center’s lung cancer
Dr. M. Chris Dobelbower is a radiation oncologist and professor at the Heersink School of Medicine and the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. His clinical interest centers on the treatment of thoracic malignancies including lung cancer and pleural mesothelioma, and UAB’s radiation oncology department provides him with all the
Dr. Fawzi Abu Rous is a medical oncologist at Henry Ford Health Care in Detroit, Michigan. He is a specialist in the care of patients diagnosed with lung cancer, malignant pleural mesothelioma, and other thoracic malignancies, and is dedicated to patient care that delivers the same level of compassion and attention that he would provide