Category: Surgery

Surgery is one of the treatment options for mesothelioma patients. However, it often comes with significant pain and an extended recovery.  Now, researchers report that music therapy can be used with surgical patients to help reduce both pain and recovery time. According to a study from the University of Kentucky, patients who were exposed to …

For the second year, Dr. Robert B. Cameron will host the “International Symposium on Lung-Sparing Therapies for Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma.”  Cameron, who is the leading innovator and advocate for the lung-sparing pleurectomy/decortication (P/D) surgery, offers the symposium to encourage other mesothelioma surgeons and physicians to “spare the lung” when removing mesothelioma tumors.  Cameron, Director of …

Dr. David Sugarbaker, Chief, Division of Thoracic Surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH), is one of the leading authorities on treating mesothelioma.  He focuses on developing the most effective, cutting-edge treatment strategies that can significantly extend mesothelioma patients’ lives. Now, Sugarbaker has access to a one-of-a-kind surgical suite that combines all forms of advanced …