Treatment & Doctors - Page 8
Early CT Screening Is Critical to Reducing Lung Cancer Deaths
- by Tim Povtak
- Treatment & Doctors
- Nov 10, 2015
Thoracic surgeon and robotics innovator Dr. Farid Gharagozloo believes regular early screenings and better follow-up care will significantly reduce the annual number of Americans dying of lung cancer…
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New Lung Cancer Drugs Raise Hope for Mesothelioma Patients
- by Tim Povtak
- Treatment & Doctors
- Nov 5, 2015
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently granted approval for immunotherapy drugs Keytruda and Opdivo to fight non-small cell lung cancer, raising the hopes of patients with malignant pleural…
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Role of Genetic Testing & Peritoneal Mesothelioma Survival
- by Tim Povtak
- Treatment & Doctors
- Nov 2, 2015
Genetic testing may soon become a determining factor in treatment for peritoneal mesothelioma. The recent findings of a retrospective study found a major drop in overall survival and progression-free…
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Celebration Health Adds Robotic Surgery Mesothelioma Specialist
- by Tim Povtak
- Treatment & Doctors
- Oct 15, 2015
The "I'm going to Disney World" proclamation popularized by Super Bowl champions and Most Valuable Player award winners might soon be associated with another small but select group — mesothelioma survivors. Dr.…
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Boston VA Pioneers Heated Chemo for Pleural Mesothelioma
- by Tim Povtak
- Treatment & Doctors
- Oct 12, 2015
Thoracic surgeon Dr. Abraham Lebenthal in Boston recently performed the first intraoperative heated chemotherapy procedure in the VA health care system for a patient with malignant pleural mesothelioma. The…
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Age Should Not Limit Aggressive Mesothelioma Surgery
- by Tim Povtak
- Treatment & Doctors
- Oct 7, 2015
Age should not be a deterrent to aggressive, potentially curative surgery for malignant pleural mesothelioma. Renowned thoracic surgeon Dr. Wickii Vigneswaran in Chicago believes too many patients…
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Mesothelioma Statistical Model Improves Prognosis Accuracy
- by Tim Povtak
- Treatment & Doctors
- Sep 30, 2015
Doctors may soon be giving pleural mesothelioma surgical patients a much clearer, more precise look at their future, replacing the often muddled, best-guess prognosis they have been providing. Researchers…
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Mesothelioma Trimodal Treatment Extends Survival
- by Tim Povtak
- Treatment & Doctors
- Sep 29, 2015
Trimodal treatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma will improve survival time significantly, according to a recent retrospective study from the University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle. The…
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High Hopes for New Mesothelioma Center in Maryland
- by Tim Povtak
- Treatment & Doctors
- Sep 22, 2015
Thoracic surgeon Dr. Joseph Friedberg spent almost a decade building a well-respected mesothelioma program at the Abramson Cancer Center in Philadelphia. He is building an even better one now…
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Moffitt Will Break New Ground with Mesothelioma Trial
- by Tim Povtak
- Treatment & Doctors
- Sep 17, 2015
The Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa later this month will launch the first pleural mesothelioma clinical trial in the U.S. that will deliver repeated, high-dose chemotherapy directly to the site of tumors. The…
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