Treatment & Doctors – Page 5
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blogTreatment & DoctorsWhen thinking about how to treat mesothelioma cancer, most of us don’t consider the spice rack. Maybe we should — beginning with turmeric.
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6 Ways Mesothelioma Treatment Affects Your Senses
Our senses are vital to how we enjoy our lives. When you receive mesothelioma treatment, be prepared for how it may affect your… -
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ASCO Publishes New Pleural Mesothelioma Guideline
Last year, the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) set a goal to develop up-to-date recommendations for how to treat pleural mesothelioma. To… -
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Do Side Effects Indicate a Cancer Drug Is Working?
Chemotherapy often carries the perception that the treatment is worse than the disease. The approach earned this reputation decades ago, but today it does… -
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Most Common Questions I Hear as a Mesothelioma Specialist
I spent the majority of my career practicing and training in the Northeast, primarily in Pennsylvania. Since joining the staff at Ochsner Cancer… -
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Behind the White Coat: A Look at Patient-Doctor Relationships
Every single day, I meet people looking for answers. Whether the patient was recently diagnosed with cancer and has questions or is waiting to… -
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Mesothelioma Survivor’s Wife Explains His Cannabis Oil Treatment
Andy Ashcraft still doesn’t look like a guy with malignant pleural mesothelioma, and especially not one who was diagnosed with the deadly cancer six… -
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Hypochondria During Remission: Is It Indigestion or a Tumor?
After fighting mesothelioma for three years, I’ve survived it all. I’ve had two HIPEC procedures, endured countless chemotherapy sessions and finally remission. When I… -
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HIPEC Surgery: Exhausting, but Worth It, Says Mesothelioma Survivor
Peritoneal mesothelioma can be two of the most frightening words you will ever hear. The only thing worse than the disease itself: Coming to… -
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Relaxation, Good Food Can Prepare You for Out of Town ‘Chemo Bath’
How do you prepare for a nearly two-hour heated “chemo bath” that circulates through your abdominal cavity, killing deadly cancer cells? You tour Pittsburgh…