Talk! with Audrey
Talk! with Audrey
Audrey Adams
Medical Device Is the First FDA Approved Treatment Option for Mesothelioma In Over 15 Years
6 minutes Posted Sep 21, 2020 at 11:16 am.
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Each year an estimated 3,000 Americans are diagnosed with mesothelioma. It's a rare type of cancer that forms in the lining of major organs in the chest or the stomach. The most common form is malignant pleural mesothelioma, but less than 30% of patients were candidates for surgery to remove the tumor.  Dr. Rupesh Kotecha, a radiation oncologist at Miami Cancer Institute. We're going to talk about the facts of mesothelioma and how a technology already approved for brain cancer is offering a new innovative option for treatment.