Mt. Zion Medical Center Comprehensive Cancer Center
If you are choosing an asbestos cancer treatment center, it is important to opt for a well-known facility where the newest drugs are offered. While it's true that mesothelioma is now understood as a risk of asbestos exposure, occurrence of the disorder is still relatively rare in the general population; many doctors have never seen a case of it. As a result, general practitioners and smaller, community hospitals may not possess the level of knowledge and experience needed to ensure the most effective care for people who have this relatively rare disease. In addition, it's also wise to find a facility staffed by caring professionals who will help you understand the treatment options and with whom you feel comfortable. Some parts of the country don't have state-of-the-art clinics for relatively uncommon diseases such as mesothelioma, in which case you may be required to temporarily relocate in order to receive the best chances for survival.
Mt. Zion Medical Center Comprehensive Cancer Center is affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). It is organized into several departments dedicated to this specialty and includes surgery, medical oncology, radiation oncology, clinical trials, and G-CEPS in addition to academic offices.
The General Thoracic Surgery Program at Mt. Zion is based on highly successful programs at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City, Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri and particularly the cancer program at Toronto Hospital in Toronto, Ontario Canada.
The UCSF Medical Center's Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center offers treatment for all varieties of adult and pediatric cancers. The center focuses on basic scientific research, clinical research, patient care, and population science. The Helen Diller Center also features a Thoracic Oncology Program staffed by 20 researchers investigating the management of pleural tumors, including mesothelioma as well as thoracic malignancies such as lung cancer, esophageal cancer, and chest wall and mediastinal tumors.
Currently, the Thoracic Oncology Program is conducting a major research study on "mechanisms of asbestos-induced carcinogens and apoptosis in mesothelioma."
Contact Information
1600 Divisadero Street
3rd Floor/4th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94143
Sources
Mt. Zion Medical Center
http://urology.ucsf.edu/clinicsHosp/hospZion.html
UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
http://cancer.ucsf.edu/about/
UCSF Thoracic Surgery
http://www.ucsf.edu/thoracic/