Tampa's Moffitt Cancer Center Takes Leadership Role in Treatment of Mesothelioma

It's not just the patients who must overcome the fatalistic approach toward malignant mesothelioma, a rare but aggressive cancer with no cure.
Many medical professionals must make the leap, too. They see only one or two mesothelioma patients annually and are typically unaware of, or unfamiliar with, recent and significant advancements in therapy.
"There still is this fatalistic attitude sometimes – even in the medical community – that there is no hope with this disease," said Craig Stevens, M.D., radiation oncologist and director of the Mesothelioma Program at H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa. "But that's just not true anymore. I want people to know there is hope."
Upcoming Webinar and Teleconference
To help deliver his message, Dr. Stevens will host a webinar and teleconference from noon to 1 p.m. ET on Aug. 14 at Moffitt. The program – Updates in Mesothelioma Treatment and Research – is aimed at medical professionals wanting to learn more about the disease and its intricacies.
The web seminar is part of the Lung and Thoracic Tumor Education (LATTE) Program at Moffitt. Medical professionals who are interested in participating can register by e-mail ([e-mail]) or by phone at [phone].
"It's really designed for physicians who occasionally see mesothelioma patients but are not experts at it," Stevens said. "It's for experienced  health care providers, pulmonologists, thoracic surgeons, medical oncologists, who might see it occasionally, but not very...

Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - August 2, 2013 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Tim Povtak Tags: Treatment & Doctors Source Type: news