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Which Mesothelioma Treatment Option is Right for You?

CPSM — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:50:16 +0000

If you have just been diagnosed with mesothelioma, you are in the beginning stages of finding out about your cancer and what treatment options are available. Many patients feel a great deal of overwhelm in this stage, and often shock. It is hard to take in all the information and figure out which is the [...]

Which Mesothelioma Treatment Option is Right for You? is a post from: Mesothelioma Blog, the official blog of Clapper, Patti, Schweizer & Mason mesothelioma attorneys with more than 25 years experience helping clients.

Top 3 Ways to Minimize Symptoms of Mesothelioma

CPSM — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 18:35:04 +0000

Mesothelioma is an incurable cancer caused by exposure to asbestos. Asbestos fibers lodge in the lining of the body’s internal organs and a form malignant tumor, most often not discovered until decades after the exposure and only after the cancer has reached advanced stages. Because of this, mesothelioma treatment is focused [...]

Top 3 Ways to Minimize Symptoms of Mesothelioma is a post from: Mesothelioma Blog, the official blog of Clapper, Patti, Schweizer & Mason mesothelioma attorneys with more than 25 years experience helping clients.

Fox Chase Cancer Center Treats Mesothelioma

CPSM — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 23:17:27 +0000

Mesothelioma is a rare, aggressive form of cancer caused by exposure to asbestos. Hundreds of thousands of people die every year around the world from this deadly disease. Because this type of cancer has a long latency period of up to fifty years and the symptoms are non-specific, diagnosis of mesothelioma is often not made [...]

Fox Chase Cancer Center Treats Mesothelioma is a post from: Mesothelioma Blog, the official blog of Clapper, Patti, Schweizer & Mason mesothelioma attorneys with more than 25 years experience helping clients.

Extrapleural Pneumonectomy Extends Survival for Malignant Mesothelioma

CPSM — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 23:09:45 +0000

Results from recent research, led by David J. Sugarbaker, M.D., show that patients suffering from malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) have much higher chance of longer survival when they undergo extrapleural pneumonectomy (EPP). Sugarbaker is one of the most experienced thoracic surgeons specializing in the treatment of mesothelioma. He currently performs surgery at Brigham and Women’s [...]

Extrapleural Pneumonectomy Extends Survival for Malignant Mesothelioma is a post from: Mesothelioma Blog, the official blog of Clapper, Patti, Schweizer & Mason mesothelioma attorneys with more than 25 years experience helping clients.

Mesothelioma Research Gets Financial Boost from the DoD

CPSM — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 21:00:28 +0000

Since 2008 the Department of Defense (DoD) began giving grants to researchers trying to find new treatments for mesothelioma and other types of cancer. While the amount of money the DoD has to give out is limited, the grant process is open to researchers and can provide a much needed financial boost for cutting-edge and [...]

Mesothelioma Research Gets Financial Boost from the DoD is a post from: Mesothelioma Blog, the official blog of Clapper, Patti, Schweizer & Mason mesothelioma attorneys with more than 25 years experience helping clients.

American Cancer Society Study May Benefit Mesothelioma Patients

CPSM — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 20:17:30 +0000

An epic new cancer prevention study, CPS-3, funded and organized by the American Cancer Society is currently underway with the hope of identifying factors that may contribute to numerous types of cancer including the type caused by exposure to asbestos, mesothelioma. The ultimate goal of the study is to understand how cancer develops and possibly [...]

American Cancer Society Study May Benefit Mesothelioma Patients is a post from: Mesothelioma Blog, the official blog of Clapper, Patti, Schweizer & Mason mesothelioma attorneys with more than 25 years experience helping clients.

Important Tips to Prepare for Surgery for Mesothelioma

CPSM — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 18:33:59 +0000

Surgery as Treatment for Mesothelioma Malignant pleural mesothelioma is a relatively rare, but aggressive form of cancer caused by exposure to asbestos. The standard treatments for mesothelioma are surgery, chemotherapy and/or radiation, and usually a combination is used for most effective results. Because mesothelioma is often not diagnosed until it has reached advanced stages, surgery is [...]

Important Tips to Prepare for Surgery for Mesothelioma is a post from: Mesothelioma Blog, the official blog of Clapper, Patti, Schweizer & Mason mesothelioma attorneys with more than 25 years experience helping clients.

Dendritic Cell-based Immunotherapy for Mesothelioma Looks Promising

CPSM — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 00:19:59 +0000

Results from recent studies verifying the safety of a novel DC based immunotherapy designed to be used as a vaccine against mesothelioma found it was safe enough to go on to the next phase of testing. Indeed, tests show that the form of immunotherapy combats mesothelioma tumors directly. The vaccine was created by scientists in the [...]

Dendritic Cell-based Immunotherapy for Mesothelioma Looks Promising is a post from: Mesothelioma Blog, the official blog of Clapper, Patti, Schweizer & Mason mesothelioma attorneys with more than 25 years experience helping clients.

Clinical Trail Investigates Use of Palliative Care with Mesothelioma Patients

CPSM — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 22:43:27 +0000

Janet L. Abrahm, M.D. is co-investigator with David Sugerbaker on a study exploring the impact of bi-weekly palliative care assessment with patients diagnosed with malignant pleural mesothelioma. This investigation is part of a larger study led by Dr. Alice Kornblith, a senior research assistant at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. The study’s aim is to enroll [...]

Clinical Trail Investigates Use of Palliative Care with Mesothelioma Patients is a post from: Mesothelioma Blog, the official blog of Clapper, Patti, Schweizer & Mason mesothelioma attorneys with more than 25 years experience helping clients.

Discussing End of Life Care with Mesothelioma Patients

CPSM — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 22:58:57 +0000

Being diagnosed with mesothelioma, a terminal cancer, is devasting and overwhelming. It requires great courage and support to enter into end of life conversations, and yet can be one of the most helpful things to do to ensure more choice, power and dignity about how and where one would like to spend their final months. [...]

Discussing End of Life Care with Mesothelioma Patients is a post from: Mesothelioma Blog, the official blog of Clapper, Patti, Schweizer & Mason mesothelioma attorneys with more than 25 years experience helping clients.