The Mesothelioma Center Blog – Page 30
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Health & WellnessMesothelioma patients could be at risk of complications from the novel coronavirus, which is spreading rapidly across the United States and the rest… -
Treatment & DoctorsRecap: Medical Outreach’s 2019 Achievements and 2020 Goals
The Medical Outreach team at The Mesothelioma Center at Asbestos.com tours the country’s top hospitals and cancer centers to establish relationships and learn about… -
Awareness & ResearchTimeline: Asbestos Crisis in Philadelphia Schools
The Philadelphia School District has become the epicenter of the national issue of toxic asbestos in U.S. schools. Since October 2019, eleven… -
Cancer & CaregivingCan Mesothelioma Spread to the Brain?
Brain metastasis is rare, even for pleural mesothelioma’s final stages, but it does occur. A 2017 study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology… -
Cancer & CaregivingMy Goals for 2020 as a Mesothelioma Survivor
Before 2012, my life revolved around my five dogs and my career as a registered nurse. All of that changed when I was… -
Late-Stage MesotheliomaCanadian Golfer Hits ‘Hole-in-One’ with Mesothelioma Clinical Trials
Three years after being diagnosed with malignant pleural mesothelioma, Ron Green proudly walked his youngest daughter down the aisle in a beautiful wedding… -
Pleural MesotheliomaMesothelioma Survivor Takes Alternative Medicine Path
Tammy House didn’t need a specialist or a big-city cancer center to beat the long odds and become an inspirational mesothelioma survivor. She… -
Peritoneal MesotheliomaMesothelioma Survivor Celebrates 20 Years of Giving
Tammy Frank recently filled her kitchen with more than a dozen friends and family, all gathered to help bake enough Christmas cookies to feed… -
Cancer & CaregivingWhat I’m Thankful for as a 7-Year Mesothelioma Survivor
My mesothelioma cancer diagnosis seven years ago was a game-changer. When my doctor told me what I had, it was all a… -
ChemotherapyMesothelioma Survivor Saved by Keytruda, Long-Distance Advice
Wally Rogers has beaten the long odds. He was diagnosed with the sarcomatoid subtype of mesothelioma in 2015. His life expectancy was limited, even with aggressive chemo. But he responded well to the immunotherapy drug Keytruda. It's kept his cancer under control.