Procedure Information

Angiogenesis and Treatment with Endostatin
The term angiogenesis refers to the growth of new blood vessels, a natural process which occurs in the body...

Biopsy
Procedures used to diagnose cancer can often be frightening, especially when you just don’t know what to expect...

Brachytherapy
Also known as internal radiation therapy, brachytherapy can be used in the treatment of mesothelioma as well as a number of other forms of cancer...

Immunotherapy
Immunotherapy, sometimes called biologic therapy, is treatment that uses certain parts of the immune system to fight disease...

Photodynamic Therapy
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a type of cancer treatment that involves the use of a drug called a photosensitizing agent...

Pleurodesis
Patients who suffer from malignant mesothelioma may be presented with a number of options that are considered “palliative”...

Pneumonectomy
Malignant mesothelioma, a cancer of the pleura (the membrane that lines the lungs), is usually treated in one of three ways: with chemotherapy, radiation, or surgery...

Radiation Therapy
Radiation therapy is one of the oldest forms of treatment for cancer.  Each year, millions of cancer patients are treated with radiation therapy...