Pacific Heart, Lung & Blood Institute (PHLBI) is a non-profit organization focused on the treatment and prevention of malignant pleural mesothelioma.
It is our great privilege to support the research efforts of renowned mesothelioma surgeon Robert Cameron, MD.
WHY DID WE CHOOSE DR. CAMERON?
Because his approach to treating malignant pleural mesothelioma utilizing the lung-sparing surgery Pleurectomy with Decortication, followed by radiation and chemotherapy consistently offers patients the best opportunity to maximize survival while retaining quality of life.
Dr. Cameron believes in treating mesothelioma as a “chronic” disease, as he explains below:
“At this time, no cure exists for mesothelioma because it is impossible to totally eradicate every last mesothelioma cell. However, a reasonable immediate goal is to try controlling the disease by suppressing the remaining tumor cells with chronic “maintenance” therapy. I believe mesothelioma can be treated more successfully as a chronic disease without using the word “cure.” If a “cure” is your goal, you are guaranteed to fail, but if you focus on “control through chronic therapy” and living “with” the disease, there’s a much higher chance of success. Keep in mind that no cure currently exists for many other diseases, such as high blood pressure and diabetes, yet patients with these diseases may expect a reasonably long and high quality life with chronic treatment. Similarly, patients with mesothelioma may be similarly managed with “maintenance” therapies to keep their tumor cells from expanding; thus, leading to a longer life expectancy, despite the continued presence of disease.”
DR. CAMERON’S “TRACK RECORD”
- Over twenty years of experience treating patients diagnosed with malignant pleural mesothelioma.
- Has performed the lung-sparing Pleurectomy/Decortication surgery on 200+ patients with less than 1% surgical mortality.
- Working to develop novel treatments for mesothelioma at the Punch Worthington Research Laboratory at UCLA.
- Treats patients and their families with unconditional respect, dignity, and compassion.
To make an appointment with Dr. Cameron, please call Martha Martinez at (310) 267-4612. Dr. Cameron’s offices are located in Los Angeles, California.