Treatment & Doctors
Recent FDA Approval an Exciting Step for Mesothelioma Treatment
- by Dr. Jacques Fontaine
- Treatment & Doctors
- Jun 20, 2019
The recent approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration of NovoTTF-100L — what people will know as Tumor Treating Fields — for mesothelioma has been in the making…
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New Mesothelioma Treatment and Nutrition Webinar
- by Suzanne Dixon
- Treatment & Doctors
- Jun 18, 2019
For the first time, The Mesothelioma Center is offering a free, informational webinar on using nutrition to manage symptoms and side effects associated with mesothelioma treatment. Nurse Karen Selby…
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Keytruda for Mesothelioma: My First-Hand Experience
- by Emily Ward
- Treatment & Doctors
- May 29, 2019
I started taking Keytruda April 23. It was plan B after my second mesothelioma recurrence and a bad experience with my third round of chemotherapy. Two treatments in, I…
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Opioids for Mesothelioma: Evaluate Your Own Pain
- by Emily Ward
- Treatment & Doctors
- Apr 25, 2019
All too often we see people describe pain to their doctor or caregiver on a scale of 1 to 10. But pain is different for every patient. How we interpret…
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Australian Researchers Develop 10-Minute Cancer Test
- by Suzanne Dixon
- Treatment & Doctors
- Jan 24, 2019
A team of Australian researchers have identified a new way to detect the presence of cancer in the body with a 10-minute blood test. The study was published Dec. 4,…
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Online Exercises Recognized as Intervention for Chemo Brain
- by Daniel King
- Treatment & Doctors
- Jan 23, 2019
Cancer-induced cognitive impairment, commonly known as chemo brain, is a mysterious condition that has long eluded effective treatment. But recently an online brain-training service called BrainHQ was recognized…
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Battling Mesothelioma Single or Widowed? Don’t Accept Discrimination
- by Emily Ward
- Treatment & Doctors
- Jan 17, 2019
I lost my husband to complications from diabetes in 1995. Seventeen years later, I was diagnosed with mesothelioma. I never remarried. I had been independent for a very long…
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Polypharmacy and Mesothelioma: Too Many Prescriptions Can Be Harmful
- by Suzanne Dixon
- Treatment & Doctors
- Jan 7, 2019
Polypharmacy is the use of more drugs than medically necessary. This situation increases the risk of negative health consequences in older people and individuals living with multiple chronic health conditions.
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National Survey Highlights Cancer’s Financial Burden
- by Suzanne Dixon
- Treatment & Doctors
- Dec 5, 2018
The American Society of Clinical Oncology began partnering with The Harris Poll in 2017 to conduct an annual National Cancer Opinion Survey. Results of the 2018 ASCO survey…
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Nearly 4 in 10 Americans Believe Alternative Therapy Cures Cancer
- by Suzanne Dixon
- Treatment & Doctors
- Nov 29, 2018
The American Society of Clinical Oncology and The Harris Poll recently collaborated on the second annual National Cancer Opinion Survey. The 2018 investigation revealed many Americans mistakenly believe…
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