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Memorial Sloan-Kettering is one of the nation's leading treatment centers for mesothelioma. We offer the most effective and advanced treatments for this type of cancer. Our multidisciplinary team -- which includes surgical oncologists, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, and thoracic pathologists -- works together to individualize treatment for each patient. Because each physician also does research in his or her field, our patients are presented with more treatment options than at many other centers, including participation in clinical trials. All treatments share the same goal: to improve the length and quality of life for each patient under our care.

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Our physicians have pioneered a number of new treatments for mesothelioma and treat a relatively large number of patients with this disease. For example, we were among the first to use intensity-modulated radiation therapy, or IMRT, for mesothelioma patients with unresectable disease. IMRT allows radiation to target the pleura, sparing surrounding healthy tissue and organs, such as the lung.

Our surgeons also have extensive experience performing a technically complicated surgical procedure known as an extrapleural pneumonectomy. We have established a large mesothelioma tumor bank and patient database, which allows us to analyze tumor samples and track patients' treatment and outcomes. We have also created a Mesothelioma Working Group, in which experts in their respective fields share information on research and treatment advances.

Last Updated: May. 14, 2007
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