Treatment & Doctors
My Unexpected First Scan Result with Keytruda for Mesothelioma
- by Emily Ward
- Treatment & Doctors
- Jul 11, 2019
Going into my first CT scan after three months on Keytruda, I was prepared for bad news. For the last few weeks, I’ve had pressure in the side of my…
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Acupuncture: Treating Mesothelioma Through Mind, Body & Spirit
- by Lorraine Kember
- Treatment & Doctors
- Jul 2, 2019
Being diagnosed with mesothelioma is something we all dread, but it helps to know advances in early detection and the management of the cancer has resulted in better quality…
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Taking the Chance with Keytruda as a Mesothelioma Treatment
- by Emily Ward
- Treatment & Doctors
- Jun 26, 2019
When it comes to mesothelioma and cancer treatment, everything should be viewed on an individual basis. Immunotherapy has long been touted as the next great thing for cancer…
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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 Firsthand 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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