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blogCancer & CaregivingThe COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way people around the world do things. With social distancing, cities on lockdown and not being able to…
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What COVID-19 Vaccines Mean for Cancer Patients
With COVID-19 vaccines rolling out across the country, many cancer patients may be wondering in which distribution group they fall and where they can… -
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New Year’s Resolutions: How I Set Goals as a Cancer Survivor
I know you have heard this phrase a thousand times: “New year, new me.” It’s turning into such a cliche, in my opinion. I’m… -
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Dealing with the Fear of Mesothelioma Recurrence
To be told that you have cancer is such a nightmare and creates a tremendous sense of fear. But what’s even scarier is being… -
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Living with Mesothelioma: Live Q&A with Long-Term Survivors
Sometimes the best place to get answers to the most challenging mesothelioma questions is from a survivor who has lived through it. On… -
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Take a Loved One to the Doctor Day Is Sept. 15
While the country struggles for normalcy in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, one day that should not be overlooked is Tuesday, Sept. 15:… -
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PTSD and Mesothelioma Cancer: The Forgotten Diagnosis
Just by looking at me you would never know that I am a 13-year-and-counting peritoneal mesothelioma survivor. In fact, I have been told… -
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Why I Decided to Stop Mesothelioma Treatment
One notion has remained true throughout my battle with mesothelioma: I will try just about any treatment as long as it doesn’t have… -
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Can Mesothelioma Spread to the Brain?
Brain metastasis is rare, even for pleural mesothelioma’s final stages, but it does occur. A 2017 study published in the Journal of Clinical… -
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My Goals for 2020 as a Mesothelioma Survivor
Before 2012, my life revolved around my five dogs and my career as a registered nurse. All of that changed when I was…