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Advancing Peritoneal Mesothelioma Treatment

The most effective treatment today for malignant peritoneal mesothelioma involves cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC). Early postoperative and long-term regional…

Dr. Paul H. Sugarbaker

April 7, 2021
Treatment & Doctors
Mesothelioma Patients Can Avoid Chemotherapy Resistance

Standard chemotherapy has been shown to be effective in only about one-third of patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma, unnecessarily exposing the other two-thirds…

Dr. Peter J. Wild

March 10, 2021
Treatment & Doctors
COVID-19 Delays Can Lead to Cancer Progression

Patients often have difficulty receiving an accurate mesothelioma diagnosis because of the complexity of their disease. A long latency period and the potential for misdiagnosis…

Sean Marchese, MS, RN

February 24, 2021
Treatment & Doctors
DaSilva Opens New Mesothelioma Surgical Floor in Orlando

When I joined AdventHealth Orlando in December 2019, I had a clear vision for our Mesothelioma International Treatment Program. With the opening of our…

Dr. Marcelo DaSilva

December 18, 2020
Treatment & Doctors
Five Areas of Exciting New Lung Cancer Research

October is Healthy Lung Month, and it is a time for awareness and reflection on the many ways we can protect our lung health…

Sean Marchese, MS, RN

October 14, 2020
Treatment & Doctors
Is Pleural Mesothelioma Becoming a Chronic Illness?

Finding the right specialty center can make a world of difference for a patient diagnosed today with malignant pleural mesothelioma. This is where…

Dr. Loic Lang-Lazdunski

September 28, 2020
Treatment & Doctors
Can COVID-19 Research Lead to Mesothelioma Treatment?

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the COVID-19 pandemic has claimed almost 200,000 lives in the United States. The massive…

Sean Marchese, MS, RN

September 15, 2020
Treatment & Doctors
Tumor Treating Fields Creator on Mesothelioma Therapy

In 2019, Tumor Treating Fields became the second therapy approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for treatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma.

Sean Marchese, MS, RN

September 10, 2020
Treatment & Doctors
Sugarbaker: Centralizing Peritoneal Mesothelioma Treatment

We’ve come a long way in the treatment of peritoneal mesothelioma cancer over the years, but we’ve still got a long way to…

Dr. Paul H. Sugarbaker

September 3, 2020
Treatment & Doctors
DaSilva’s International Mesothelioma Program Now Open in Orlando

When I moved to Central Florida and began work as medical director and chief of thoracic surgery at AdventHealth, my goal was to build…

Dr. Marcelo DaSilva

August 12, 2020

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