by Christopher Graham Your perception of time changes greatly in the ICU. It’s very, very easy to get disoriented. You’ve just been through one of…
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Dr. Anna Nowak, medical oncologist, is this year’s recipient of the Pioneer Award for her exceptional achievements and dedication in mesothelioma research. The Mesothelioma Applied…
Just a quick note to let everyone know that Tara will be starting chemotherapy on Tuesday at the Winship Cancer Institute at St. Joseph’s. She will be doing 6 “cycles” of cisplatin and alimta (the chemo drugs), one every 3 weeks. This is the start of her “journey of hope”…
by Christopher Graham The other big part of the treatment for peritoneal mesothelioma, in addition to trying to remove all of the big, bulky disease…
by Christopher Graham The operation itself lasted about 12 hours. They were expecting it to take more like 8 hours, but apparently there was a…
by Christopher Graham Eventually, my surgeon came in the room. It was actually the first time I’d seen him wearing scrubs. In clinic, he’s quite…
by Christopher Graham My parents, sister, and my nephew came up a few days before the surgery. We had, essentially, a long weekend to visit…
If you live In the United States where pharmaceutical companies advertise directly to consumers, in the last few years you’ve likely seen many ads for…
Through partial funding by the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation, the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) has published updated patient resources for malignant pleural mesothelioma. The…
BY JESSICA BLACKFORD-CLEETON A large number of warriors diagnosed with mesothelioma are over the age of 65, but there are several cases of diagnosis in…