Boston VA Pioneers Heated Chemo for Pleural Mesothelioma

Thoracic surgeon Dr. Abraham Lebenthal in Boston recently performed the first intraoperative heated chemotherapy procedure in the VA health care system for a patient with malignant pleural mesothelioma. The procedure should improve care and long-term survival for veterans who rely on the VA for their health care needs. It will help in the fight against this rare and aggressive cancer. Lebenthal is hoping more veterans with mesothelioma take advantage of what he can offer now at the Boston VA, which utilizes a long-term, collaborative relationship with nearby Brigham and Women's Hospital and the International Mesothelioma Program (IMP). "This means that veterans now can stay within network, and receive the very best care available anywhere for mesothelioma," Lebenthal told Asbestos.com. ...

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