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Treatment & DoctorsPreliminary results of a seven-year study on chemotherapy-induced sensory side effects — usually managed with drugs — show an exercise program tailored for cancer…
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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…April 4, 2016 -
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How Am I Going to Get Through Mesothelioma Treatment?
Many people newly diagnosed with mesothelioma find themselves overwhelmed with a complex range of thoughts and feelings. After all, it’s not easy to adjust…February 2, 2016 -
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Discover the Benefits of Alternative Medicine | Online Support Group
Patients with mesothelioma may turn to complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) while weighing their treatment options or when traditional cancer treatments are no…March 13, 2015 -
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Targeted Cancer Therapies Crucial for Improved Mesothelioma Survival
For the vast majority of mesothelioma patients — the 85 to 90 percent ineligible for potentially curative surgery at diagnosis — chemotherapy is the best…February 2, 2015 -
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Light-based Test Paves Way to Early Detection of Mesothelioma
Today’s approach to diagnosis rarely spots mesothelioma early in its development, when patients are more likely to qualify for the optimal course of cancer…January 9, 2015 -
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International Mesothelioma Conference Raises Hope for Better Treatment
Earlier this year, I attended the International Mesothelioma Interest Group (iMig) conference in Cape Town, South Africa, and left feeling the future of mesothelioma treatment is bright. It…December 23, 2014 -
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E-Consults May Improve a Patient’s Access to Mesothelioma Specialists
Primary care physicians often send their patients to specialists when they need an expert’s opinion about a condition. But the transfer of medical records…August 26, 2014 -
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Innovations in Research, Treatment at Moffitt Help Mesothelioma Patients in Tampa
At the Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, we often treat mesothelioma patients whose disease did not respond to conventional therapies offered at other centers. It's what we do. Moffitt is the…June 24, 2014 -
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New Orleans’ Ochsner Cancer Institute Sees Rise in Cases, Good Results
When I arrived at the Ochsner Cancer Institute in New Orleans at the end of 2009, they were doing only one or two peritoneal mesothelioma cases each year - not very many. It's a rare cancer, and unfortunately,…April 28, 2014