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    Webinar Recap: Mesothelioma Clinical Trials 101

    Our recent webinar, Mesothelioma Clinical Trials 101, walked patients and families through the basics of clinical trials. Amy Edel, senior editor and content strategist…
    Travis Rodgers
    07/31/2026
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    Progressive Muscle Relaxation Can Help Mesothelioma Patients Sleep Better

    Recent studies report a positive impact of progressive muscle relaxation for cancer patients experiencing sleep problems. The results indicate practicing progressive muscle relaxation helps…
    Dana Nolan
    07/08/2026
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    10 Years of the Lautenberg Act: What’s Changed for Asbestos

    The Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act was the most significant update to the nation’s chemical safety laws in 40…
    Travis Rodgers
    07/06/2026
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    Loss and Moving Forward: A Mesothelioma Caregiver’s Story

    Ulf N. never imagined he and his wife would face a cancer so rare that most of her doctors had never seen it before.
    Travis Rodgers
    05/05/2026
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    Webinar Recap: Surgery for Peritoneal Mesothelioma

    Our latest exclusive webinar, Surgery for Peritoneal Mesothelioma, gave patients and their families a chance to hear directly from leading experts in peritoneal surface…
    Travis Rodgers
    05/04/2026
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    Rare Cancer & the Loneliness Epidemic: How Support Groups Help

    The U.S. Surgeon General declared loneliness a public health epidemic in 2023, and for many patients, mesothelioma can feel like a lonely disease. But…
    Dana Nolan
    04/29/2026
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    A Mesothelioma Story of Hope: Walking Out on Her Own Two Feet

    Dr. Jeffery Velotta with Lawanda Ultan When my mother Lawanda Ultan was diagnosed with pleural mesothelioma at 93, we were gently and reasonably told…
    The Family of Lawanda Ultan
    04/27/2026
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    Free Webinar: Expert Answers on Peritoneal Mesothelioma Surgery

    Questions about surgery are often among the first and hardest to answer following a peritoneal mesothelioma diagnosis. On April 29 at 8 p.m. ET,…
    Travis Rodgers
    04/22/2026
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    How I Help Mesothelioma Patients Identify Depression

    There are some challenges in diagnosing or identifying depressive symptoms in ourselves because symptoms of depression can be hard to recognize. As a psychotherapist…
    Dana Nolan
    04/22/2026
  • Mesothelioma Survivor Michael Riso
    Pleural Mesothelioma

    Life With Mesothelioma: Golf, Gastronomy & Getting Published

    Two years after his peritoneal mesothelioma diagnosis, Michael Riso still spends most of his days on the golf course, teaching. When he’s not there,…
    Travis Rodgers
    04/21/2026
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