Smoking is a risk factor for more than a dozen types of cancer as well as many other benign illnesses, and for decades doctors have warned against tobacco smoke’s power to cause disease. However, smoking does not significantly increase a person’s chance of developing mesothelioma, the...
The 8th annual Navigation & Survivorship Conference will welcome an estimated 900 oncology nurses and patient navigators this week in Orlando, Florida. Also in attendance will be representatives from The Mesothelioma Center at Asbestos.com’s medical outreach team, who will connect with nurses and navigators who regularly...
Just as it takes a village to raise a child, it also takes a village to support someone with cancer. An important trend in cancer care is sweeping the nation: Integrative oncology, or the approach of combining alternative medicine with conventional therapies. According to a 2007 National...
Witnessing my husband Brian suffer and die from mesothelioma at the age of 54 was a cruel way to learn asbestos is not the harmless building product I once thought it to be. At various times throughout my life, I have lived in houses containing a...
With the holidays approaching, food becomes the center of our attention as families gather and parties begin. If you are undergoing treatment for mesothelioma and your appetite is poor, the thought of eating at all may not be appealing. It is important though to stay...
There still is no definitive cure for pleural mesothelioma, but patients today are living longer and better lives, thanks in part to recent treatment advances surrounding lung cancer. The diseases may be different, but some of the therapies have become easily transferable. Mesothelioma patients and families...