Mesothelioma Treatment Options

Pluerectomy and decortication

  • Patient Treatment History Profiles -- Organized by State. A Must Read.

  • Surgical Choices, including

    • Talc Pleurodesis

    • pleurectomy / decortication

    • Extra-Pleural Pneumonectomy

    • pleurectomy / decortication vs Extra-Pleural Pneumonectomy

    • Surgery With Hyperthermic Chemotherapy

    • Staging

    • EPP vs P/D: The Great Debate. Dr. Cameron favors the pleurectomy / decortication (10/29/06)

  • "Malignant Pleural Therapy: Intrapleural Therapy," Daniel L. Miller, MD, Assoc. Prof. of Surgery, Emory University and Clinic, Atlanta, Georgia. Presented at MARF conference in Las Vegas, Oct. 7, 2005

  • Medical Articles: Diagnosis, Risks, Research. Including:

    • Gene Identifiers

    • Blood Tests to Diagnose Mesothelioma

    • Asbestos Epidemic, Epidemiology, Risks/Dangers

    • Medical Abstracts

    • Simian Virus (SV40)

    • MEDLINE - Medicine On Line

    • Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)

    • Gemzar/Gemcitabene

    • Lovastatin

    • PET Scans

  • Lance Armstrong - Words to Live By. Please click on this to read a compelling quote for cancer patients by Lance Armstrong, the Father of All Cancer Killers, from his excellent new book: "It's Not About the Bike - My Journey Back to Life." (6/13/00)

  • A Salute to Bruce Vento and Call to Arms: Mesothelioma Will Not Be Overcome by Will, Passion and Spirit Alone (6/30/00)

  • Does Early Stage Diagnosis of MM Improve Prognosis? Asbestos Companies say "No", but Fail to Finance Research
    to Find a Cure; Updates on the Treatment Options Landscape; Creation of Research Foundation (11/30/98)

mesothelioma asbestos

100 Questions & Answers About Mesothelioma -- A welcomed companion for mesothelioma patients on their journey for better treatments and more life.

Harvey I. Pass, MD, Karmanos Cancer Institute/Wayne State University, John A. Dingell Veterans Hospital, Laura Roy, RN, Karmanos Cancer Institute/Wayne State University, Susan Vento

"Mesothelioma patients and families walk a lonely road. This book is a welcome friend. Sharing from their own profound personal and professional experience, Dr. Pass, Sue Vento and Laura Roy have provided an invaluable resource for all patients and families struggling with this disease."

--Christopher E. Hahn

Executive Director

The Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation (www.marf.org)

The History of the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation, Inc. (1999--)

MARF


Advocacy For Federal Mesothelioma Research Program

Click here to learn more (letters to Senators, NIH, DOD, DVA, etc).

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Click Here for the Latest on MARF

MARF Names Nicholas J. Vogelzang, M.D. as New Board Chair. Founding Director Roger Worthington Retires (8/9/06)


  • "Concert for a Cure" Held in Prosper, Texas in Remembrance of National Mesothelioma Awareness Day. (10/11/06)

  • From Crisis to Cure' for Deadly Asbestos-Related Cancer - MARF Initiates Over $1M in New Research (3/31/05)

  • "Rational Versus Radical Therapy For Mesothelioma: A New Approach," Dr. Robert Cameron, UCLA Medical School, presented at MARF Symposium in Las Vegas, October 16, 2004. Copyright of Dr. Robert Cameron. Do not copy without permission (11/18/04)

  • Photographs taken at the First International Symposium on Malignant Mesothelioma, Las Vegas, NV. October 14-16. (10/22/04)

  • Curing Mesothelioma: Who Will Take the Initiative? As presented by Roger G. Worthington at the First International Mesothelioma Symposium (10/14/04)

Click Here to review an Archive of MARF Postings

Sandy Hazen and Dr. Cameron

Building A Brighter Future for mesothelioma Patients

Sandy Hazen and Dr. Robert Cameron are pleased with the progress that MARF has made so far, but
understand that much more work needs to be done. Ms. Hazen, who lost her husband Tom to the tumor on December 23, 2000, has contributed $25,000 to the foundation. Dr. Cameron continues to devote his career to improving and extending the lives of mesothelioma patients from around the world.


"Mesothelioma patients need time. With time and resources, we can find reasonable treatments. With each day that a patients lives, there is hope that a cure can be found and administered before time runs out." - Dr. Robert Cameron, Thoracic Surgical, Oncologist, UCLA Medical School

"Billions have been spent on fixing blame. Now it's time to fix the problem. The problem is early on we labeled mesothelioma as "incurable" without resolving to find a cure. A cure will not just magically happen, we have to make it happen." - Roger G. Worthington

"It is no longer acceptable to dismiss mesothelioma as untreatable, for untreatable implies an "acceptance" of failure. We must dispel this attitude of nihilism by education and the establishment of treatment networks. Moreover, this nihilism ignores the commitment of a cadre of very talented internationally recognized scientists and clinicians, who, despite a lack of research and funding, are beginning to understand this disease at the molecular, cellular and immunologic levels. Since Mesothelioma is a microcosm of many solid tumors in its behavior, every dollar spent to solve its mysteries could potentially give insight into more effective therapy for all cancer patients. If we can be as aggressive with our investigations of novel therapies for mesothelioma as we are with breast and prostate cancer, we may avoid the perpetuation of this tragedy into the new millennium." - Dr. Harvey Pass, Thoracic Surgical Oncologist, Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit, Michigan

"Mesothelioma is a lethal disease for which there is no standard of care. It is urgent that more basic and clinical research be implemented to better understand and treat this disease." - Dr. Claire Verschraegen, Oncologist, Cancer Research and Treatment Center, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

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