University of Virginia Cancer Center
1300 Jefferson Park Avenue
Charlottesville, VA 22908
(800) 223-9173
If you have been told you have an asbestos cancer such as pericardial mesothelioma or peritoneal mesothelioma, you need to consider a number of issues when choosing which hospital or cancer treatment program might be the best one for you. While mesothelioma has become well known as a risk factor of being exposed to asbestos, occurrence of the disorder is still quite uncommon in the general populace; many physicians have never seen a case of it. Finding a hospital with state-of-the-art equipment and doctors who have experience in treating asbestos-related diseases is consequently very important if you or a family member has developed mesothelioma cancer. Besides offering chemotherapy, radiation and surgery, most hospitals that specialize in cancer treatment also provide counseling to assist patients and their families handle the stress of fighting the cancer. Depending on where you live, the right option may not be located close to your residence; if that is the case you will need to offset the hassles of having to travel to receive treatment (and the associated expenses for you and your loved ones) with the benefits of obtaining care from experts in treating patients with mesothelioma.
At the University of Virginia Cancer Center takes an illness-specific team approach to cancer treatment, offering an and an array of services. The center was recognized as one of the nation's top cancer treatment facilities by US News & World Report. It is also one of thirty-nine National Cancer Institute Designated Cancer Centers in the U.S. The center receives over $75 million a year in research funding from the National Institutes of Health, the National Cancer Institute, the American Cancer Society, and other agencies in addition to private donors; over 100 scientists are currently involved in basic laboratory cancer research, and patients have access to over 80 clinical trials at any given time.
In 2006, the University of Virginia Health System received a $5 million gift from the Smithfield-Luter Foundation, which aided the U. Va Cancer Center in its efforts to recruit internationally recognized cancer prevention specialists while expanding its cancer prevention research program in an effort to use molecular profiling technologies in order to improve individual and public health. Most recently, one researcher won a $1.2 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to develop imaging agents for early detection of pancreatic cancer.
Sources
N/A "University of Virginia Cancer Center Receives $5 Million Gift from Smithfield-Luter Foundation." UVA Today, 9 February 2006
N/A "U.Va. Medical Researcher Receives $1.2 Million Grant to Develop Pancreatic Cancer Screening." UVA Today, 22 January 2009
University of Virginia Health System. "General Information."
http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/internet/cancer/info/
