How to Manage Mesothelioma Symptoms & Treatment Side Effects
May 14, 2024
Time: 8:00 p.m. ET
Discover effective strategies to manage common mesothelioma symptoms and treatment side effects. Get expert insight from a top mesothelioma specialist and two mesothelioma survivors who share what worked for them.
Discover effective strategies to manage common mesothelioma symptoms and treatment side effects. Get expert insight from a top mesothelioma specialist and two mesothelioma survivors who share what worked for them.
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Kim Madril5-Year Pleural Mesothelioma Survivor -
Michael ColeLong-Time Pleural Mesothelioma Survivor -
Dr. Andrea WolfThoracic Surgeon and Mesothelioma Researcher & Contributing Writer -
Sean Marchese, MS, RNOncology Medical Writer and Registered Nurse
What You’ll Learn During the Webinar
Renowned mesothelioma specialist Dr. Andrea Wolf will discuss top mesothelioma treatments, common side effects and tips to manage them, while a panel of survivors will share their treatment journeys and experiences living with mesothelioma. Topics will include:
- Top mesothelioma treatment options and tips for managing side effects
- Strategies for dealing with fatigue, pain, shortness of breath and other common symptoms
- Best ways to add alternative therapies, nutrition support and palliative care
- Firsthand accounts of the physical & mental effects of mesothelioma treatment
- Empowering stories from survivors who have successfully battled mesothelioma
At the end of the presentation, our experts will answer your questions during a live Q&A.
Hear From Top Mesothelioma Experts & Survivors
Thoracic surgeon Dr. Andrea Wolf and registered nurse Sean Marchese have years of experience helping mesothelioma patients. Pleural mesothelioma survivors Kim Madril and Michael Cole have firsthand experience living with this rare cancer and will share the strategies that worked for them.-
Kim MadrilKim Madril, a former nurse, was diagnosed with pleural mesothelioma in July 2019, just four months after receiving a breast cancer diagnosis and undergoing a successful lumpectomy. To treat her mesothelioma, Madril endured an extensive eight-hour surgery followed by radiation, which her insurance would not cover. -
Michael ColeDiagnosed with pleural mesothelioma in 2015, Cole opted for aggressive treatment. Initially, he underwent an extrapleural pneumonectomy and several rounds of chemotherapy. After a recurrence in 2018, he opted for immunotherapy and radiation. Since then, he has had only slow tumor changes and no new growth. -
Dr. Andrea WolfRenowned thoracic surgeon Dr. Andrea Wolf is the director of Mount Sinai's New York Mesothelioma Program and Women's Lung Cancer Program. Wolf graduated with honors from Princeton University and Harvard Medical School. She advocates for multidisciplinary treatment and believes in attacking cancer from all angles. -
Sean Marchese, MS, RNAs a registered nurse with more than 20 years in clinical experience and more than six years in clinical research, Marchese has planned and led oncology clinical trials involving immunotherapy, chemotherapy, radiation therapy and tumor treating fields. He has been a member of the American Nurses Association since 2017.
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