How The Mesothelioma Center's Medical Outreach Team Helps Patients

JACQUES FONTAINE: The medical outreach team at Asbestos.com is like a concierge service for patients with mesothelioma. MISSY MILLER: Most patients don't know where to even start once they get a mesothelioma diagnosis. They don't even know how to book an appointment, which specialists they need to see. So the medical outreach department helps them navigate through that complex process. I have personally worked with them for over 10 years, and they do a phenomenal job. They connect mesothelioma patients with the best mesothelioma experts anywhere in the country. They set up the appointments. They get information to those experts. And they make the whole process seamless for the patients. The doctor match program over at Asbestos.com is where we're able to talk to the patient, find out the specifics about their cancer diagnosis, and ensure that they actually see the specialist who can help them the most. We do this by understanding who the key people are at each cancer center. And we contact them directly, get the doctor involved, make sure that the patients have their medical records there in a timely fashion. And this helps speed up the patient's scheduling process. Since this cancer is extremely rare, most patients don't even know about the doctors who actually specialize in it. It's our job to help ensure that these doctors get their name out there. So that way, they're cutting-edge treatments are available to patients. [MUSIC PLAYING]