- What is Mesothelioma?
- Types of Mesothelioma
- Mesothelioma Symptoms
- Diagnostic Testing Methods
- Mesothelioma Prognosis
- Recently Diagnosed?
- What is Asbestos?
- History of Asbestos
- Asbestos Related Diseases
- Products Containing Asbestos
- Asbestos Exposure on the Job
- Asbestosis
- Lung Cancer
Asbestos Facts
At Least 43,073 People Have Been Killed By Asbestos Since 1979
At least 63,073 shipments were sent from Libby, MT between 1948 and 1993
People affected by mesothelioma by state
1. California
2. Florida
3. New York
4. Pennsylvania
5. Texas
Mesothelioma Treatment Centers
Alabama
University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
Francisco Robert, MD
1824 6th Ave. S., 236 TI
Birmingham, Alabama 35294
205-934-5077
Arizona
Arizona Cancer Center
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
Linda Garland, MD
1515 N. Campbell Ave., PO Box 245024
Tucson, Arizona 85724
520-626-3434
California
City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
Marianna Kcozywas, MD
City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center
Duarte, California 91010-3000
626-359-8111
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
Alan T. Lefor, MD
8700 Beverly Blvd.
Los Angeles, California 90048
310-423-5874
Thoracic Oncology, Department of Surgery, UCLA Medical Center
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
Robert Cameron, MD
PO Box 951741
Los Angeles, California 90095-1741
310-794-7333 1
Tower Hematology Oncology Medical Group
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
Solomon I. Hamburg, MD
8635 W. 3rd, #665W
Los Angeles, California 90048
310-289-2840
Mt. Zion Medical Center/ USCG
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
David Jablons, MD
2330 Post Street Suite 420
San Francisco, California 94143-1674
415-885-3882
David Geffen School of Medicine University of Los Angeles
Division of Pulmonary
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
Jenny Mao, MD
200 UCLA Medical Plaza Suite-Pulmonary
Los Angeles, California 90095-1690
310-206-7858
National Lung Cancer Research Program
Cedars-Sinai Comprehensive Cancer Center
Ronald Natale, MD Director
8701 Gracie Allan Dr.
Los Angeles, California 90048
310-423-8030 Toll free 1-800-CEDARS-1 2
Colorado
University of Colorado Cancer Center
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
Karen Kelly, MD
4200 E. 9th Ave., B-158
Denver, Colorado 80262
303-315-8801
University of Colorado Cancer Center Department of Medical Oncology
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
Fred Hirsch, MD, PhD
1665 North Ursula St.
Aurora, CO 80010
720-848-0300
Conneticut
Yale Comprehensive Cancer Center, Department of Therapeutic Radiology, Yale University School of Medicine
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
Bruce Haffty, MD,
333 Cedar Street, PO Box 208040
New Haven, Connecticut 06520
203-785-2959
Yale Comprehensive Cancer Center, Occupational and Environmental Medicine Program, Yale University School of Medicine
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
Carrie Redlich, MD
135 College St., 3rd Floor
New Haven, Connecticut 06501-2483
203-737-2817
Yale Comprehensive Cancer Center, Occupational and Environmental Medicine Program, Yale University School of Medicine
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
Graeme L. Hammond, MD
333 Cedar Street
New Haven, Connecticut 06502
203-785-2699
Yale Comprehensive Cancer Center, Occupational and Environmental Medicine Program, Yale University School of Medicine
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
Jack Elias, MD
333 Cedar Street, LCI-105
New Haven, Connecticut 06520
203-785-4163
Yale Comprehensive Cancer Center, Occupational and Environmental Medicine Program, Yale University School of Medicine
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
Mark Cullen
135 College Street, 3rd Floor
New Haven, Connecticut 06501-2483
203-185-5885
District of Columbia
Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Hematology/ Oncology, Ward 78
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
Joseph Drabick, MD
6900 General Ave NW
Washington, DC 20307-5001
202-782-6751
Florida
CCOP-Mount Sinai Medical Center
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
Rogerio C. Lilenbaum, MD
4306 Alton Road
Miami Beach, Florida 33140
305-674-2625
Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, The University of South Florida
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
Lary A. Robinson, MD
12902 Magnolia Drive
Tampa, Florida 33612
813-972-8412 4
Iowa
YCedar Rapids Oncology Project
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
Martin Wiesenfeld, MD
525 10th St. SE
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52403
319-363-8303
Iowa Oncology Research Association
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
Roscoe F. Morton, MD
1221 Pleasant St. #100
Des Moines, Iowa 50309
515-282-2921
UIHC-Internal Medicine
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
Gerald H. Clamon, MD
200 Hawkins Dr.
Iowa City, Iowa 52242
319-356-1932
Siouxland Hematology-Oncology
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
John C. Michalak, MD
230 Nebraska St.
Sioux City, Iowa 51101
712-252-0088
Illinois
Louis A. Weiss Memorial Hospital
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
Gary D. Steinberg, MD
4646 N. Marine, Urology Center 5-B
Chicago, Illinois 60640
773-564-5272
University of Chicago Cancer Research Center
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
Nicholas J. Vogelzang, MD
5841 S, Maryland Ave., MC 1140,
Chicago, Illinois 60637-1470
773-834-6742
MBCCOP-University of Illinois at Chicago, Section Hematology/ Oncology
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
Thomas E. Lad, MD
840 S. Wood St. M-C 713
Chicago, Illinois 60612
312-996-7976
Clinical Research, Decatur Memorial Hospital Cancer Care Institute
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
James L. Wade III, MD
2300 N. Edward
Decatur, Illinois 62526
217-876-6615
Ingalls Memorial Hospital
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
Mark F. Kozloff, MD
One Ingalls Dr Harvey, Illinois 60426
708-333-2300
Ingalls Memorial Hospital
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
Sulocchana D. Yalavarthi, MD
One Ingalls Dr
Harvey, Illinois 60426
708-915-66206
Columbia LaGrange Memorial Hospital
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
James E. Hannigan, MD
1325 Memorial Dr
LaGrange, Illinois 60525
708-579-3418
University of Chicago Cancer Research Center
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
Hedy Kindler, MD
Asst. Prof., Hematology/ Oncology Sect., Dept. Med., I0226 (MC 2115)
Chicago, Illinois 60637
773-702-0360
Oncology/ Hematology Associates of Central Illinois, PC Mesothelioma Treatment Section
James A. Knost, MD
900 Main #780
Peoria, Illinois 61602
309-672-5681
CCOP-Carle Cancer Center
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
Kendrith M. Rowland, MD
602 W. University Ave.
Urbana, Illinois 61801
217-383-3010
Loyola University Chicago Medical Center, Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
Kathy Albain, MD
2160 S. 1st Avenue
Maywood, IL 60153
708-216-90007
Kansas
KANSAS CCOP-Wichita
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
Shaker R. Dakhil, MD
818 N. Emporia #403
Wichita, Kansas 67214
316-262-4467
Kentucky
Kentuckian Cancer Institute
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
Shawn Glisson, MD
100 E. Liberty St. #502,
Louisville, Kentucky 40202
502-561-8200
Louisiana
CCOP-Ochsner
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
Carl G. Kardinal, MD
1514 Jefferson Hwy New Orleans, Louisiana 70121
504-842-3910
Maryland
Greenbaum Cancer Center
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
Martin J. Edelman, MD
22 S. Greene St.,
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
410-328-2703
Division of Thoracic Surgery and Surgical Oncology, University of Maryland Medical Center
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
Mark Krasna, MD
22 S. Greene Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
800-492-5538
National Cancer Center
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
H. Richard Alexander, MD, Protocol Chair
10 Center Dr, Bldg. 10, Room 2-B07
Bethesda, Maryland 20892
301-496-2195
University of Maryland School of Medicine, Director of Thoracic Radiology
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
Charles White, MD
22 South Georgia St.
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
410-328-8667
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine-Assistant Professor of Medicine & Oncology
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
Rex Yung, MD
401 North Broadway
Baltimore, Maryland 21231
410-502-10339
National Cancer Institute
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
James Mulshine, MD
Building 10, Room 12N226
10 Center Drive
Bethesda, MD 20892
301-402-3721
Massachusetts
Dana Farber Cancer Center Institute
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
George P. Canellos, MD
44 Binney St.
Boston, Massachusetts 02115
617-632-3470
Dana Farber Cancer Center Institute & Division of Thoracic Surgery, Brighams & Womens Hospital
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
David Sugarbaker, MD
75 Francis Street
Boston, Massachusetts O2115
617-732-6824
Michigan
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
Connie Szczepanek, RN, BSN
100 Michigan, Mail Code 12
Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503
616-391-1230
Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
Harvey Pass, MD
110 East Warren Avenue
Detroit, Michigan 48201
313-745-8746
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital -Oakland
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
Liz A. Bowie, RN, BSN
4405 Woodward Ave
Pontiac, Michigan 48341
248-858-6215
McAuley Cancer Care Bldg. Room C139
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
Philip J. Stella, MD
5301 Huron River Dr.
Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197
734-712-1000s 11
University of Michigan
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
David Beer, PhD
1500 East medical Center Drive
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109
734-936-4300
Karmanos Cancer Institute
Professor of Surgery and Oncology
Harvey Pass, MD
3990 John R, Suite 2102
Detroit, Michigan 48201 313-745-8746
Minnesota
CCOP-Duluth
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
James Edward Krook, MD
400 E. 3rd St.
Duluth, Minnesota 55805
218-786-8364
University of Minnesota Cancer Center
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
Bruce A. Peterson, MD
Division of Hematology/ Oncology, MMC286
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455
612-624-5631
Veterans Affairs Medical Center-Minneapolis
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
Sharon Davis Luikart, MD
1 Veterans Drive
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55417
612-725-2000 12
Mayo Clinic
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
Alex Adjei, MD, PhD
200 First St. SW
Rochester, Minnesota 55905
507-284-2511
Mississippi
University Of Mississippi Medical Center, Attn: Cancer Research Registry
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
Debra W. Christie, MBA
2500 N. State St
Jackson,, Mississippi 39216
601-984-1095
Missouri
VA Medical Center-Togus
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
L. Herbert Maurer, MD
1 VA Center
Togus, Missouri O4330
207-623-8411
The Center for Cancer Care and Research Director, Clinical Research
John Eckardt, MD
12855 North Forty Drive,
Suite 200
St. Louis, MO 63141
314-628-1210
Veterans Affairs Medical Center-Columbia (Truman Memorial)
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
Michael C. Perry, MD
800 Hospital Drive
Columbia, Missouri 65201
573-814-6000
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
Nancy Barlett, MD
1 Barnes-Jewish Hospital Plaza
Saint Louis, Missouri 63110
314-747-3000
St. Louis University
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
Carol Giese, LPN
3655 Vista, 3rd Floor, W. Pavilion,
St. Louis, Missouri 63110
314-577-8854
Nebraska
Good Samaritan Health Systems
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
Connie S. Wittman,
RN, MN 10 E. 31st St.
Kearney, Nebraska
68848 308-865-7564
Creighton University Medical Center, Cancer Center-Suite 2321
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
Brian W. Loggie, MD, Professor of Surgery, Chief, Division of Surgical Oncology,
Director, Cancer Center
601 N. 30th Street
Omaha, Nebraska 68131
402-280-5009
CCOP-Missouri Valley Cancer Consortium
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
James A. Mailliard, MD
601 N. 30th St. #2565
Omaha, Nebraska 68131
402-280-4364
Nevada
CCOP-Southern Nevada Cancer Research Foundation Mesothelioma Treatment Section
John Allan Ellerton, MD
601 Rancho Dr., Suite C-26
Las Vegas, Nevada 89106
702-384-0013
New Hampshire
Norris Cotton Cancer Center
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
Marc Stuart Ernstoff, MD
1 Medical Center Dr.
Lebanon, New Hampshire O3756
603-650-5534
New Jersey
Somerset Medical Center
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
Hen-Vai Wu, MD
110 Rehill Ave.
Somerville, New Jersey O8876
908-685-2200
Norris Cotton Cancer Center-Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
Konstantin Dragnev, MD
One mEdical Center Drive
Lebanon, New Hampshire 03756
603-650-6300
New Mexico
Director of Experimental Therapeutics, Cancer Research and Treatment Center, University of New Mexico
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
Claire Verschrasegen, MD
900 Camino de Salud NE
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131
505-272-5837
Mayo Clinic Cancer Center
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
Scott Okuno, MD
200 1st St. SW
Rochester, New Mexico 55905
507-284-2511
New York
Dept of Oncology
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
Roman Perez-Soler, MD
111 East 210th St.
Bronx, New York 10467
718-920-7100
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
Timothy Anderson, MD
Elm and Carlton Streets
Buffalo, New York 14263
716-845-5873
Hoffman & Weinhold Oncology/ Hematology -Glen Falls Hospital
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
Cheryl L. Brown, CCRP
100 Park St.
Glens Falls, New York 12801
518-761-0000 16
CCOP-North Shore University Hospital, Div. Hematology/ Oncology
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
Daniel R. Budman, MD
9th Floor, 300 Community Dr.
Manhasset, New York 11030
516-562-8954
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
Clifford A. Hudis, MD
1275 York Ave.
New York, New York 10021
212-639-6483
Department of Surgery, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center Mesothelioma Treatment Section
John Chabot, MD
161 Fort Washington Ave
New York, New York 10032
212-305-9468
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
Lee Krug, MD
160 East 53rd St.
New York, New York 10022
212-639-2740
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
Leonard Bruce Saltz, MD
1275 York Avenue
New York, New York 10021
212-639-2501 17
Department of Surgery, Thoracic Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
Manjit Bains, MD
1275 York Ave.
New York, New York 10021
212-639-7450
Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
Mary Hesdorffer, RN, BSN, Clinical Research Nurse
161 Fort Washington Avenue
New York, New York 10032-3713
212-305-1252
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
Owen A. O'Connor, MD, PhD
1275 York Avenue
New York, New York 10021
212-639-8889
Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital, Atchley Pavilion Room 907 Mesothelioma Treatment Section
Robert Taub, MD
161 Ft. Washington Ave
New York, New York 10032
North Carolina
Comprehensive Cancer Center of Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, NC
Phone: (336) 716-7971
Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center
Durham, NC
Phone: (919) 684-6342
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, NC
Phone: (919) 966-4323
Vanderbilt Cancer Center
Vanderbilt University
Phone: (615) 936-5847
Ohio
Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
Columbus, OH
Phone: (614) 293-7518
University of Cincinnati Medical Center
Cincinnati , OH
University Hospitals of Cleveland Ireland Cancer Center
Cleveland, OH
Phone: (216) 844-5432
Oregon
Oregon Cancer Center
Oregon Health Sciences University
Portland, OR
Phone: (503) 494-1617
Pennsylvania
University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute
Pittsburgh, PA
Phone: (800) 237-4724
Kimmel Cancer Center
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA
Phone: (215) 503-5645
Fox Chase Cancer Center
Philadelphia, PA
Phone: (215) 728-2871
University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center
Philadelphia, PA
Phone: (215) 662-6065
Tennessee
Thompson Cancer Survival Center
Knoxville , TN
9711 Sherrill Blvd.
Knoxville , TN
Phone: (865) 541-1678
Phone: (865) 374-3901 (Medical Oncology)
Phone: (865) 374-3800 (Radiation Oncology)
Phone: (865) 374-3950 (PET Imaging)
Texas
Baylor Health Care
Dallas , TX
Phone: 1-800-4BAYLOR
San Antonio Cancer Institute
San Antonio, TX
Phone: (210) 616-5798
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
University of Texas
Houston, TX
Phone: (713) 792-6161
Utah
Huntsman Cancer Institute
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
Phone: (801) 581-6365
Vermont
Vermont Cancer Institute
University of Vermont College of Medicine
Burlington , VT
Phone: (802) 656-4414
Virginia
Massey Cancer Center
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond , VA
Phone: (804) 828-0450
Cancer Center
University of Virginia
Health System
Charlottesville , VA
Phone: 1-877-UVAHOPE and (434) 924-9333
Washington
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Seattle, WA
Phone: (800) 804-8824
Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Center
Madison , WI
Phone: (603) 263-8090
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