The Mesothelioma Center Blog – Page 32
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Awareness & ResearchImagine working in a cloud of toxic mineral fibers that can lodge in your lung tissue permanently. It doesn’t cause any immediate symptoms, so… -
Cancer & CaregivingDealing with Mesothelioma Recurrence: Pick Up and Move On
When I first met my medical oncologist, Dr. David Jackman, he told me my mesothelioma would never fully go away. It was always going… -
Awareness & ResearchMeet the Group with Highest Mesothelioma Mortality Rate in the World
The Karijini National Park in Western Australia is a natural wonder. Sprawled over 193,000 square miles of the Hamersley Range deep in the… -
Cancer & CaregivingOutliving Friends and Family as a Mesothelioma Survivor
When I was diagnosed with mesothelioma cancer in 2012, I never imagined I would outlive Dr. David Sugarbaker, the surgeon who gave me… -
Occupational Asbestos ExposureMesothelioma Survivor Relishes Hosting Family Gatherings
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… -
Pleural MesotheliomaMy Trip of Gratitude to Italy After Surviving Mesothelioma
Sissy Hoffman was first diagnosed with pleural mesothelioma in 1996 and told she had 6 months to live. She survived 29 years after her diagnosis, passing away in January 2025. She lived in New York, California and Georgia, teaching and directing schools. In her retirement she volunteered, sharing her time mentoring others. -
Cancer & CaregivingKnow Your Audience: Talking to Others About a Mesothelioma Diagnosis
I live in a small town in Maine. I’ve come to find there’s two kinds of people here: Those who mind their own business… -
Pleural MesotheliomaMafia to Ministry: Mesothelioma Survivor Helps Reform Mobsters
Glenn Hovater made the jump from Mafia to ministry long before he was diagnosed with mesothelioma cancer, providing the backdrop for the fight… -
Awareness & ResearchHow to Stay Safe from Asbestos After a Fire
House fires are heartbreaking. Flames not only destroy personal possessions, but the lives of people who once filled the home. It only takes a… -
Pleural MesotheliomaMesothelioma Survivor Part of Sugarbaker Legacy
Tom Roland remembers vividly his last checkup with mesothelioma treatment pioneer Dr. David Sugarbaker back in March, almost two years after his aggressive…