Treatment & Doctors

DaSilva Opens New Mesothelioma Surgical Floor in Orlando
- by Dr. Marcelo DaSilva
- Treatment & Doctors
- Dec 18, 2020
When I joined AdventHealth Orlando in December 2019, I had a clear vision for our Mesothelioma International Treatment Program. With the opening of our new thoracic surgery unit, the…
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Five Areas of Exciting New Lung Cancer Research
- by Sean Marchese
- Treatment & Doctors
- Oct 14, 2020
October is Healthy Lung Month, and it is a time for awareness and reflection on the many ways we can protect our lung health and how science is working to…
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Is Pleural Mesothelioma Becoming a Chronic Illness?
- by Dr. Loic Lang-Lazdunski
- Treatment & Doctors
- Sep 28, 2020
Finding the right specialty center can make a world of difference for a patient diagnosed today with malignant pleural mesothelioma. This is where hope is real, where prolonged survival…
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Can COVID-19 Research Lead to Mesothelioma Treatment?
- by Sean Marchese
- Treatment & Doctors
- Sep 15, 2020
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 impact that COVID-19 has had on…
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Tumor Treating Fields Creator on Mesothelioma Therapy
- by Sean Marchese
- Treatment & Doctors
- Sep 10, 2020
In 2019, Tumor Treating Fields became the second therapy approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for treatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma. It has been 15 years…
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Sugarbaker: Centralizing Peritoneal Mesothelioma Treatment
- by Dr. Paul H. Sugarbaker
- Treatment & Doctors
- Sep 3, 2020
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 go. I’m asked a lot: What’s…
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DaSilva’s International Mesothelioma Program Now Open in Orlando
- by Dr. Marcelo DaSilva
- Treatment & Doctors
- Aug 12, 2020
When I moved to Central Florida and began work as medical director and chief of thoracic surgery at AdventHealth, my goal was to build an internationally recognized program for…
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Success for Mesothelioma Patients at New York Proton Center
- by Dr. Charles B. Simone II
- Treatment & Doctors
- Aug 3, 2020
Many patients know that proton therapy is a type of mesothelioma radiation therapy. Still, few may realize that proton therapy is one of the safest and most precise forms…
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COVID-19 and the Doctor-Patient Relationship
- by Dr. Nestor Villamizar
- Treatment & Doctors
- Jul 16, 2020
The global COVID-19 pandemic has altered nearly every aspect of our daily lives. Unfortunately, the people facing a majority of these obstacles are patients with cancer and other chronic medical…
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Immunotherapy for Mesothelioma: An Informational Webinar
- by Sean Marchese
- Treatment & Doctors
- Jun 30, 2020
With the recent FDA approval of the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab (Keytruda) as a second-line treatment for mesothelioma, many patients and caregivers may be wondering what this therapy is and…
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