Treatment

Treating the Entire Mesothelioma Patient at Memorial Sloan-Kettering
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, a treatment center that believes “treating the whole person, not just the disease, is the best approach.”...more

Paying for Mesothelioma Treatment at the International Mesothelioma Program (IMP)
Patients worry that they may not be able to pay for the best treatment options offered by their doctors and medical team… The team at the IMP has vast experience in working with the various medical insurance carriers and will lend a supportive hand...more

Patient Praises Dr. David Sugarbaker as “The Man” at the International Mesothelioma Program
Dr. David Sugarbaker is a mere mortal, but to hear his patients talk about him, you might conclude otherwise… our client will be heading back home, having benefited from the vision, commitment and dedication of “The Man.”...more

Patient Navigators Support Mesothelioma Patients
Being diagnosed with cancer is always a devastating experience, and a mesothelioma diagnosis may be particularly overwhelming for both the patient as well as his family…The navigator helps to ensure that the patient does not feel alone in this process...more

Outstanding Mesothelioma Treatment Facilities For Patients to Evaluate
When patients receive a diagnosis of mesothelioma, it is important that they immediately investigate and evaluate the many outstanding mesothelioma treatment centers located throughout the country...more

New Mesothelioma Guidelines for Clinical Practice Will Mean Better Care
These unprecedented malignant pleural mesothelioma guidelines take medical care a big step forward in standardizing and improving the treatment, prognosis and quality of life for a person being diagnosed with mesothelioma...more

Mesothelioma Patients Find Comfort at the M. D. Anderson Rotary House International
People frequently travel from across the country to M. D. Anderson for mesothelioma treatment. Fortunately for these out-of-state patients, there is a full-service hotel which is dedicated to M. D. Anderson patients and their families...more

Mesothelioma Cytoreductive Surgery at International Mesothelioma Program (IMP) Increases Survivability
pioneering efforts of Dr. David Sugarbaker at the International Mesothelioma Program in Boston, patients have a much better prognosis with surgery aimed at removing the tumor, followed by chemotherapy to kill remaining cells...more

Mediastinoscopy – International Mesothelioma Program (IMP) Pre-Op Test
A cervical mediastinoscopy is a hospital procedure used to biopsy lymph nodes in patients with mesothelioma…The IMP’s surgical team, uses this information to determine whether the patient is a surgical candidate...more

International Mesothelioma Program (IMP) Sees Success With Patient Matching Program
The Patient Matching Program connects current patients of the International Mesothelioma Program with survivors to help provide a more grounded perspective on the difficult and frightening prospects patients have to face when diagnosed with mesothelioma...more

International Mesothelioma Program (IMP) Provides Support for Mesothelioma Caregivers
the Family Support Group and the professionals from the IMP associated with it are a valuable and uplifting resource for the family and caregivers whose loved one is being treated for mesothelioma...more

Electronic Medical Records May Help In Treatment of Mesothelioma
Kaiser Permanente and the Department of Veterans Affairs, implemented a program that will allow them to share a patient’s medical records electronically… Better access to a patient’s medical history will lead to better care for mesothelioma patients...more

Coping with Mesothelioma in 2010
From our experience representing mesothelioma clients for over 30 years, our firm Galiher DeRobertis Ono has gained some insight into how our clients have lived their lives after diagnosis...more

City of Hope Offers Comprehensive Care For Mesothelioma Patients
City of Hope has remained steadfast in its commitment to provide patients with quality care for nearly 100 years, and it is listed as one of 40 National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers...more

“The House” at the International Mesothelioma Program (IMP): A House, A Home, A Haven
There is a wonderful place right across the street from the main entrance to Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) in Boston, Massachusetts, affectionately referred to by mesothelioma patients and their families as “The House.”...more