The Mesothelioma Center Blog – Page 9

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  Treatment & Doctors

  Recap: 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…

  

  Jose Ortiz

  March 5, 2020
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  Health & Wellness

  Coronavirus Travel Advice for Mesothelioma Patients

  If you have a mesothelioma cancer diagnosis and are considering a vacation, keeping up with the news about emerging diseases, such as novel coronavirus,…

  

  Sean Marchese, MS, RN

  February 28, 2020
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  Outreach & Awareness

  Timeline: 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…

  

  Daniel King

  February 26, 2020
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  Health & Wellness

  Maintaining Emotional Well-Being While Facing Mesothelioma

  People today seem to have a general understanding of the interconnectedness of the mind and body. Sometimes, mesothelioma patients become familiar with the…

  

  Melanie Ball

  February 12, 2020
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  Cancer & Caregiving

  Can 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…

  

  Karen Selby, RN

  February 10, 2020
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  Cancer & Caregiving

  Mesothelioma Grief: Finding Comfort in Times of Loss

  I lost my father to mesothelioma in 1993. I sought emotional comfort from friends and loved ones, and I’ll never forget the first…

  

  Melanie Ball

  February 4, 2020
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  Cancer & Caregiving

  My 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…

  

  Emily Ward

  January 29, 2020
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  Stories from Survivors

  Canadian 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…

  

  Tim Povtak

  January 20, 2020
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  Cancer & Caregiving

  Learning to Live with Grief as a Mesothelioma Caregiver

  Grief was something I never really understood until the day I found out that my husband Brian had pleural mesothelioma and was expected…

  

  Lorraine Kember

  January 7, 2020
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  Stories from Survivors

  Mesothelioma 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…

  

  Tim Povtak

  January 2, 2020