First, for mesothelioma treatment always consult with your treating physicians or family doctors for advice on getting treatment at specialized institutions or from doctors with particular expertise in mesothelioma treatment. Mesothelioma treatments are improving and can vary dramatically from one patient to another depending on many factors including your overall health and the extent of the disease. Mesothelioma treatment can include chemotherapy, radiation, surgery and new clinical trials as well. Only a doctor trained in mesothelioma treatment can provide the proper advice.
For an overview mesothelioma and its treatment, click on: http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Sites-Types/mesothelioma
Mesothelioma Treatment can be found in Texas, including:
Katherine Pisters, M.D.,
The University of Texas
MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcolmbe Boulevard
Houston, TX 77030
Call (800) 392-1611 or (713) 794-1477
http://www.mdanderson.org/care_centers/thoracic/display.cfm?
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&pn=fa662779-7556-11d4-aec300508bdcce3a
Mesothelioma Overview:
http://www.mdanderson.org/diseases/mesothelioma/
Latest Treatments:
http://www.cancerwise.org/november_2004/display.cfm?id=35E545D8-1AE8-4B7F-9605240F821EDD41&method=displayFull&color=green
Shipbuilder Survives Mesothelioma:
http://www.cancerwise.org/november_2004/display.cfm?id=0307dbfe-efc7-43c9-8a34edefe4ffe0bf&method=displayfull&color=green
San Antonio Cancer Institute
8122 Datapoint Drive, Suite 600
San Antonio, TX 78229
210-616-5580
Dr. W. Roy Smythe
Scott & White (previously at M.D Anderson in Houston, Texas)
2401 S. 31st St.
Temple, TX 76508
254-724-2111 or 800-792-3710
254-724-3038 (TTY)
http://www.sw.org/web/SW/patientsAndVisitors/templatedata/
hr/staff/data/phy_stu/phy_smythe_w