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Health & WellnessRecent studies report a positive impact of progressive muscle relaxation for cancer patients experiencing sleep problems. The results indicate practicing progressive muscle relaxation helps… -
Legislation & Litigation10 Years of the Lautenberg Act: What’s Changed for Asbestos
The Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act was the most significant update to the nation’s chemical safety laws in 40… -
Stories From SurvivorsLoss and Moving Forward: A Mesothelioma Caregiver’s Story
Ulf Nyback never imagined he and his wife would face a cancer so rare that most of her doctors had never seen it before. -
Treatment & DoctorsWebinar Recap: Surgery for Peritoneal Mesothelioma
Our latest exclusive webinar, Surgery for Peritoneal Mesothelioma, gave patients and their families a chance to hear directly from leading experts in peritoneal surface… -
Health & WellnessRare Cancer & the Loneliness Epidemic: How Support Groups Help
The U.S. Surgeon General declared loneliness a public health epidemic in 2023, and for many patients, mesothelioma can feel like a lonely disease. But… -
Pleural MesotheliomaA Mesothelioma Story of Hope: Walking Out on Her Own Two Feet
Dr. Jeffery Velotta with Lawanda Ultan When my mother Lawanda Ultan was diagnosed with pleural mesothelioma at 93, we were gently and reasonably told… -
Treatment & DoctorsFree Webinar: Expert Answers on Peritoneal Mesothelioma Surgery
Questions about surgery are often among the first and hardest to answer following a peritoneal mesothelioma diagnosis. On April 29 at 8 p.m. ET,… -
Health & WellnessHow I Help Mesothelioma Patients Identify Depression
There are some challenges in diagnosing or identifying depressive symptoms in ourselves because symptoms of depression can be hard to recognize. As a psychotherapist… -
Pleural MesotheliomaLife With Mesothelioma: Golf, Gastronomy & Getting Published
Two years after his peritoneal mesothelioma diagnosis, Michael Riso still spends most of his days on the golf course, teaching. When he’s not there,… -
Health & WellnessMesothelioma Caregivers: Helping My Patients Work Through Guilt
I’ve talked with many caregivers of mesothelioma patients in support groups, caregiver classes and in individual therapy when they’re struggling emotionally. A very common…