Presently, there is no known cure for malignant mesothelioma. However, there are treatments that may improve the quality of life and life expectancy for people with mesothelioma.
Some of the treatments are:
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Chemotherapy |
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Radiation Therapy |
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Surgery
Pleurectomy (removal of the pleura) and extrapleural pneumonectomy (removal of the pleura, lung, pericardium and diaphragm). |
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Palliative Therapy
Treatment of symptoms such as shortness of breath and pain. |
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Experimental Therapies
Treatments such as photodynamic therapy, immunotherapy and gene therapy. |
Hospitals and Medical Centers
The following hospitals and medical centers in Pennsylvania and New Jersey have experience in diagnosing, treating, and caring for people with mesothelioma, lung cancer, and other asbestos related diseases.
You can also contact us at Shein Law for names, addresses, and telephone numbers of hospitals and medical centers in other regions with experience in treating people with malignant mesothelioma.
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Medical Centers in Pennsylvania - Treating Mesothelioma Patients
Crozer-Chester Medical Center
One Medical Center Boulevard
Upland, Pennsylvania 19013
(610) 447-2000
http://www.crozer.org
Fox Chase Cancer Center
7701 Burholme Avenue
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19111
(215) 728-6900
1-888-FOXCHASE
http://www.fccc.edu/
Frankford Hospital – Torresdale Division
Red Lion and Knights Road
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19114
(215) 612-3500
http://www.frankfordhospitals.org
Hershey Medical Center/Penn State
Geisinger Health Systems
500 University Drive
Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033
(717) 531-7555
http://www.hmc.psu.edu/
Lehigh Valley Hospital
1200 South Cedar Crest Boulevard
Allentown, Pennsylvania 18103
(610) 776-8000
http://www.lvhhn.org/
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
111 South 11th Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107
(215) 955-6000
http://www.tju.edu/
University of Pennsylvania Medical Center
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
(215) 662-3500
University of Pennsylvania Medical Center - Presbyterian
51 N. 39th Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
(215) 662-8000
Joseph Friedberg, M.D.
Chief, Division of Thoracic Surgery
51 N. 39th Street
266 Wright-Saunders
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
(215) 662-9195
joseph.friedberg@uphs.upenn.edu
http://www.oncolink.com
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Medical Centers in New Jersey - Treating Mesothelioma Patients
Cooper Health Systems
One Cooper Plaza
Camden, New Jersey 08103
(856) 342-2000
http://www.cooperhealth.org/
Deborah Heart and Lung Center
200 Trenton Road
Browns Mills, New Jersey 08015
(609) 893-6611
http://www.deborah.org/
Kennedy Memorial Hospital – Cherry Hill Division
2201 Chapel Avenue West
Cherry Hill, New Jersey 08002
(856) 488-6500
http://www.kennedyhealth.org/
Kennedy Memorial Hospital – Stratford Division
18 West Laurel Road
Stratford, New Jersey 08084
(856) 346-6000
http://www.kennedyhealth.org/
Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center
1600 Haddon Avenue
Camden, New Jersey 08103
(835) 757-3500
http://www.lourdesnet.org/lourdes/
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
1 Robert Wood Johnson Plaza
New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901
(908) 823-3000
http://www.rwjuh.edu/home.html
Underwood Memorial Hospital
509 North Broad Street
P.O. Box 349
Woodbury, New Jersey 08096
(856) 845-0100
http://www.umhospital.org/
Virtua - West Jersey Hospital Marlton
Rte. 73 & Brick Road
Marlton, New Jersey 08053
(856) 596-3500
http://www.virtua.org/
Virtua – West Jersey Hospital Voorhees
101 Carnie Blvd.
Voorhees, New Jersey 08043
(856) 325-3000
http://www.virtua.org/
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