The Mesothelioma Center Blog – Page 7

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  Outreach & Awareness

  Asbestos-Related Lung Cancer: Prevention and Awareness

  Aug. 1 is World Lung Cancer Day, and the American Lung Association is encouraging everyone to educate themselves on environmental risk factors and prevention…

  

  Sean Marchese, MS, RN

  July 30, 2020
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  Treatment & Doctors

  COVID-19 and the Doctor-Patient Relationship

  The global COVID-19 pandemic has altered nearly every aspect of our daily lives. Unfortunately, the people facing a majority of these obstacles are patients…

  

  Dr. Nestor Villamizar

  July 16, 2020
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  Cancer & Caregiving

  Why I Decided to Stop Mesothelioma Treatment

  One notion has remained true throughout my battle with mesothelioma: I will try just about any treatment as long as it doesn’t have…

  

  Emily Ward

  July 14, 2020
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  Treatment & Doctors

  Immunotherapy for Mesothelioma: An Informational Webinar

  With the recent FDA approval of the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab (Keytruda) as a second-line treatment for mesothelioma, many patients and caregivers may be…

  

  Sean Marchese, MS, RN

  June 30, 2020
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  Treatment & Doctors

  Villamizar Leads Mesothelioma Multidisciplinary Clinic in Miami

  Since joining the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center in 2014, thoracic surgeon Dr. Nestor Villamizar has been building one of the nation’s premier treatment…

  

  Sean Marchese, MS, RN

  June 29, 2020
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  Outreach & Awareness

  COVID-19 Moves Washington Miles for Meso Run/Walk Online

  Considering how the COVID-19 pandemic has shut down the world of sports, Diana Stewart just assumed there would be no Miles for Meso 5K…

  

  Tim Povtak

  June 29, 2020
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  Health & Wellness

  Men’s Health Week: Staying Strong with Mesothelioma

  Father’s Day is right around the corner, and with it comes a special focus on men’s health and well-being. National Men’s Health Week takes…

  

  Sean Marchese, MS, RN

  June 16, 2020
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  Treatment & Doctors

  Virtual Mesothelioma Treatment Options During COVID-19

  The coronavirus pandemic and social distancing guidelines have kept some mesothelioma patients from traveling to cancer centers for treatment and keeping doctor appointments. Like…

  

  Sean Marchese, MS, RN

  May 12, 2020
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  Cancer & Caregiving

  Mesothelioma and COVID-19: An Informational Session

  Many families and caregivers of mesothelioma patients are asking themselves what they should be doing during the time of COVID-19. On Wednesday, May…

  

  Sean Marchese, MS, RN

  April 29, 2020
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  Stories from Survivors

  Pleural Mesothelioma Survivor Thriving in Moffitt Clinical Trial

  Two days after John Fiala underwent his twice-monthly treatment for pleural mesothelioma cancer, he was back on his fishing boat, landing a four-foot…

  

  Tim Povtak

  April 29, 2020