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For Select Mesothelioma Patients EPP Improves Survival
A new study has confirmed the value of the surgical approach known as extrapleural pneumonectomy (EPP) for the treatment of…
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Mesothelioma Survival is Higher with Radical Lung-Sparing Surgery
Open radical lung-preserving surgery appears to offer a significant survival advantage over non-radical, palliative surgery in patients with malignant pleural…
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International Mesothelioma Expert Named Chief of Thoracic Surgery at Mt. Sinai
A world-renowned expert in malignant pleural mesothelioma will lead the Thoracic Surgical Oncology Program at Mt. Sinai Medical Center in…
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Pleural Mesothelioma and Surgery
In a 2006 article*, thoracic surgeon David J. Sugarbaker, MD, of Brigham and Women’s Hospital stated that the goal of…