The Mesothelioma Center Blog - Page 2
ADAO Set to Launch 15th Annual Conference
- by Tim Povtak
- Outreach & Awareness
- Apr 3, 2019
Linda Reinstein doesn’t just talk about a world without the threat of asbestos disease. She works tirelessly toward making it happen. Reinstein co-founded the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization in 2004…
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Dealing with Mesothelioma Recurrence: Pick Up and Move On
- by Emily Ward
- Cancer & Caregiving
- Mar 21, 2019
When I first met my medical oncologist, Dr. David Jackman, he told me my mesothelioma would never fully go away. It was always going to be there and could…
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Meet the Group with Highest Mesothelioma Mortality Rate in the World
- by Lorraine Kember
- International Impact
- Mar 19, 2019
The Karijini National Park in Western Australia is a natural wonder. Sprawled over 193,000 square miles of the Hamersley Range deep in the heart of the Pilbara Region, the…
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Coping with Grief Through the Eyes of a Mesothelioma Widow
- by Lorraine Kember
- Cancer & Caregiving
- Mar 11, 2019
There have never been truer words spoken than the well-known saying, “You never know what it’s like until it happens to you.” Before my husband Brian became terminally ill…
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Crisis Communication Best Practices for Mesothelioma Caregivers
- by Melanie Ball
- Cancer & Caregiving
- Feb 28, 2019
Life moves pretty fast these days, especially for members of the mesothelioma community. While attending appointments, exploring treatment options, running errands and providing care for a loved one…
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A Cancer Diagnosis 40 Years After a Hospital Renovation
- by Emily Ward
- Cancer & Caregiving
- Feb 25, 2019
I worked at the Osteopathic Hospital of Maine, now part of Maine Medical Center, in the 1970s during a major renovation of the Portland-based facility. I remember vividly what they…
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Announcing New Support Group for Mesothelioma Caregivers
- by Michelle Whitmer
- Outreach & Awareness
- Feb 21, 2019
A mesothelioma diagnosis weighs heavily not only on the patient but their entire support system, too. Friends, family and caregivers supporting someone with mesothelioma also need support to provide their…
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Helping Mesothelioma Patients: Pen Is More Powerful than the Knife
- by Dr. Raja Michael Flores
- Outreach & Awareness
- Feb 18, 2019
When it comes to the future of treatment for mesothelioma, I really believe the pen can be more powerful than the knife. Politicians have the potential to save more…
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Outliving Friends and Family as a Mesothelioma Survivor
- by Emily Ward
- Cancer & Caregiving
- Feb 7, 2019
When I was diagnosed with mesothelioma in 2012, I never imagined I would outlive Dr. David Sugarbaker, the surgeon who gave me a chance at long-term survival. Just like…
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Mesothelioma Survivor Relishes Hosting Family Gatherings
- by Tim Povtak
- Stories from Survivors
- Jan 29, 2019
In 2015, malignant pleural mesothelioma interrupted the 57-year Thanksgiving Day family tradition that Marian Levin loved so much. It broke her heart, but it didn’t break her. Instead, it sparked…
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