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blogDiagnosisPatricia’s love of travel wouldn’t let her stay down for long after the chemotherapy, pleurectomy and decortication surgery she received for pleural mesothelioma. Before treatment, she had traveled to 47 states and five continents. “I learned a long time ago, you can lose everything, but that travel experience, it never goes away,” she said.
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Mesothelioma Survivor Stresses the Importance of a Second Opinion
The very first time I met Dr. Edward Levine, I knew this was the doctor I had been waiting and praying for. He was very confident and knowledgeable, and shared facts my family and I didn’t know about peritoneal mesothelioma. This experience was night and day from the first oncologist I had seen. -
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Impact of Being an Atypical Mesothelioma Patient
Can you picture something for a second? Dive into your imagination and pretend you’re a medical student. You’ve been studying different types of rare… -
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Mesothelioma Survivor Leaving a Lifelong Legacy
John Stathas came into this world to help others. He wants to leave that way, too. Stathas, 78, is a pleural mesothelioma survivor… -
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Family Grows Through Mesothelioma Survivor
Tamron Little didn’t plan her first pregnancy, but it turned into a bigger blessing than anyone could have imagined. It probably saved her life. -
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15-Year Mesothelioma Survivor Living Life By Design
Diagnosed with peritoneal mesothelioma at age 15, Alyssa Hankus’ adolescence was anything but normal. She missed nearly her entire freshman year of high… -
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‘Mesothelioma Warrior’ Refuses to Back Down
Judy Goodson met her mesothelioma diagnosis with uncommon optimism. Instead of focusing on the prognosis or worst case scenario, she thoroughly researched… -
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Extraordinary Grandmother Nears 10-Year Survival
Sandy Mulcahey does more with one lung, a missing rib and a rebuilt diaphragm than most who still have all their original parts. Malignant… -
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Mesothelioma Survivor Longs for Walks in Oregon’s Wilderness
Before retirement, Joanne D. worked as a geriatric case manager independently and for multiple health insurance companies, spending much of her professional life caring… -
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Survivor Patricia Powell Hargrett: Faith Gets Her Through
A smile sweeps across Patricia Powell Hargrett's face. She's just been asked about her 25-year career teaching elementary school children. "I miss the children so much. But I don't miss the…