Arizona Cancer Center: Mesothelioma Treatment
Originally founded in 1976 as a division of the University of Arizona’s College of Medicine, the Arizona Cancer Center has since been designated a comprehensive cancer center by the National Cancer Institute and is currently a Center of Excellence in the Arizona Health Sciences Center, making it one of only two centers in the state to achieve such a status.
In order to treat its patients, the ACC heads five different scientific research programs to help make progress in developing treatments and cures for various forms of cancer: Cancer Biology and Genetics, Cancer Imaging, Cancer Prevention and Control,
Gastrointestinal Cancer, and Therapeutic Development.
Additionally, the center also houses two separate research institutes: The Cancer Health Disparities Institute and the Skin Cancer Institute. Patients who are suffering from mesothelioma cancer who go to the ACC are predominantly treated by its Thoracic Oncology Multidisciplinary Clinic, which combines research with advanced forms of treatments to help its patients. Among the chemotherapy options offered at the clinic are highly targeted drugs that can effectively kill cancer cells while avoiding unaffected organs.
Minimally invasive surgical options, as well as stereotactic body radiosurgery and TomoTherapy round out the other radiation therapy options that are available to patients.
While undergoing needed treatment or therapy for malignant mesothelioma, there may be some legal questions that patients and their families are unclear about regarding
asbestos laws and what to do if exposure to the fibers contributed to the illness. If there are lingering questions that need answering, consulting a
mesothelioma lawyer may be able to provide some clarity on any issues while potentially making progress on a monetary settlement as well.
For more information, contact the ACC at:
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
Linda Garland, MD
1515 N. Campbell Ave., PO Box 245024
Tucson, Arizona 85724
http://www.azcc.arizona.edu