Pacific Meso Center
Cause Area
- Community
- Emergency & Safety
- Health & Medicine
- Veterans & Military Families
Location
10780 Santa Monica BlvdSuite 101LOS ANGELES, CA 90025 United StatesOrganization Information
Mission Statement
The Pacific Meso Center's Mission is to better serve a growing number of mesothelioma victims by supporting the first-of-its-kind in the nation research lab which provides laboratory-to-the-bedside research that improves mesothelioma victims' lives and longevity, particularly for those that approach malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) as a chronic, treatable disease.
Description
Established in 2002, the Pacific Meso Center at PHLBI is a 501(c)(3) non-profit institution focused on the treatment and prevention of malignant pleural mesothelioma. The Instutute supports the research efforts of leading mesothelioma surgeon Dr. Robert Cameron, who advocates the lung-sparing Pleurectomy/Decortication surgery for patients diagnosed with malignant pleural mesothelioma.