The Mesothelioma Center Blog – Page 20
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blogStories from SurvivorsLate last year, I began a new treatment at a new facility. The medications were Opdivo and Yervoy, an immunotherapy combination recently approved…
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blogTreatment & Doctors
Advancing Peritoneal Mesothelioma Treatment
The most effective treatment today for malignant peritoneal mesothelioma involves cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC). Early postoperative and long-term regional… -
blogDiagnosis
Impact of Being an Atypical Mesothelioma Patient
Can you picture something for a second? Dive into your imagination and pretend you’re a medical student. You’ve been studying different types of rare… -
blogAwareness & Research
5 Ways You Can Be Exposed to Asbestos Today
The risk of asbestos exposure today – and the serious health hazard it presents – comes not only in the form of legacy… -
blogAwareness & Research
Move Toward the End of Asbestos Disease with a Ban
If we eradicate asbestos, we eradicate asbestos disease. That’s the bottom line. What would that mean? Most notably, it would mean no more cases… -
blogCancer & Caregiving
How to Support Mesothelioma Patients from Afar
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way people around the world do things. With social distancing, cities on lockdown and not being able to… -
blogStories from Survivors
Mesothelioma Survivor Thriving With Support, Positive Attitude
Two weeks before undergoing aggressive, life-changing surgery for mesothelioma, Michael Bederman was driving a rented motor home more than 1,000 miles through Alaska,… -
blogTreatment & Doctors
Mesothelioma Patients Can Avoid Chemotherapy Resistance
Standard chemotherapy has been shown to be effective in only about one-third of patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma, unnecessarily exposing the other two-thirds… -
blogAwareness & Research
Preventing Mesothelioma Begins with a Ban on Asbestos
Let’s think hypothetically here. You’re at the doctor’s office having a conversation with your physician about preventative health measures. He or she is explaining… -
blogTreatment & Doctors
COVID-19 Delays Can Lead to Cancer Progression
Patients often have difficulty receiving an accurate mesothelioma diagnosis because of the complexity of their disease. A long latency period and the potential for misdiagnosis…