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Pleural Mesothelioma – Page 4

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    Pleural Mesothelioma

    Mesothelioma Survivor and Advocate Emily Ward Lived to Help Others

    Emily found the best mesothelioma surgeon at the time, Dr. David Sugarbaker. Emily credited Sugarbaker for her nearly 10-year survival with pleural mesothelioma. Despite being forced to retire from nursing, she continued caring for others by volunteering and supporting the mesothelioma community. Emily died in May 2022.
    Tim Povtak
    08/01/2022
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    Pleural Mesothelioma

    Sugarbaker Legacy Goes Beyond Mesothelioma

    Lisa is a lung cancer survivor who credits the late Dr. David Sugarbaker for saving her life. She explains her surgery where her lung was removed and talks about her successful recovery.
    Tim Povtak
    06/03/2022
  • Mesothelioma survivor Cheryl Pilkington
    Pleural Mesothelioma

    Physician with Pleural Mesothelioma Still Helping Others

    Cheryl’s diagnosis didn't limit her desire to serve others. She worked as a board-certified family physician and volunteered in her community. “I try to live every day as positively as I can,” Cheryl said Her treatments included a pleurectomy and decortication surgery, chemotherapy and immunotherapy. Cheryl died in October 2023.
    Tim Povtak
    04/19/2022
  • Pleural mesothelioma survivor Patricia Stevens
    Pleural Mesothelioma

    Pleural Mesothelioma Survivor Focuses on Love of Travel

    Patricia’s love of travel wouldn’t let her stay down after the chemotherapy, pleurectomy and decortication surgery. 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.
    Tim Povtak
    03/28/2022
  • Mesothelioma survivor Jose Perez
    Pleural Mesothelioma

    Mesothelioma Survivor Rejects Tradition, Embraces Holistic Lifestyle

    Jose shares his unique approach to dealing with pleural mesothelioma. He talks about his rejection of traditional treatments and explains some of his healthy habits.
    Tim Povtak
    02/14/2022
  • Mesothelioma survivor Daniel McCarthy by a small plane
    Pleural Mesothelioma

    Mesothelioma Survivor Still Soaring the Skies

    Former pilot and aircraft mechanic Daniel McCarthy has better things to do than sit at home lamenting his future with pleural mesothelioma. The free-spirit recently piloted a Boeing 737 virtually. McCarthy is virtually back on the job after a cancer setback.
    Tim Povtak
    12/07/2021
  • Kevin Sinyard and his grandson show off a fish
    Pleural Mesothelioma

    Mesothelioma Survivor Cherishes Time Outdoors After Aggressive Surgery

    Kevin Sinyard, a mesothelioma survivor, was back on the boat in the Florida Keys, once again joining family for the lobster harvesting season…
    Tim Povtak
    12/02/2021
  • Mesothelioma survivor Doug Jackson and wife Cindy on plane
    Pleural Mesothelioma

    Pleural Mesothelioma Survivor Continues to Beat the Odds

    Pleural mesothelioma may have pushed Doug Jackson into an early retirement – abruptly ending the teaching and coaching career he loved – but it…
    Tim Povtak
    09/29/2021
  • Charles and Sharon Wood
    Pleural Mesothelioma

    Pleural Mesothelioma Survivor Takes Cancer Journey in Stride

    Charles Wood wasn’t about to just sit back and accept the often overwhelming, gloom-and-doom diagnosis of malignant pleural mesothelioma. Not after spending a…
    Tim Povtak
    04/14/2021
  • Emily Ward is a 7-year mesothelioma survivor
    Pleural Mesothelioma

    Mesothelioma Survivor Shares Opdivo and Yervoy Results

    Late last year, I began a new treatment at a new facility. The medications were Opdivo and Yervoy, an immunotherapy combination recently approved…
    Emily Ward
    04/13/2021
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