Mesothelioma Articles: Page 1 of 5
As we continue social distancing, washing our hands, and staying in our homes, a new normal is settling in. For people that are dealing with malignant mesothelioma as well as the COVID- 19 virus, day to day living can be extremely stressful during these uncharted times. What can people who have malignant mesothelioma do day to day? Back to basics like eating right, high protein diet. Walking daily outside if able. Limiting your alcohol intake. Taking your medications as prescribed. Keeping [...]
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When someone is diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma, the battle is both mental and physical. The symptoms are numerous and some more frightening than others. Mentally it can have an outsized effect on one’s peace of mind, affecting your physical wellbeing as well as your emotional wellbeing. So how does a mesothelioma patient keep mind and body in sync during a strenuous time like the coronavirus pandemic? First, look around at yourself and jot down your physical symptoms. Put factual [...]
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Mesothelioma can cause fluid buildup in your heart, lungs, and abdomen; pain in your chest, stomach, and back; and flu-like symptoms. It can also bring on weight loss and fatigue. Although mesothelioma is a challenging disease to manage, knowing how it will impact your body may better help prepare you for the road ahead. Head and Brain Mesothelioma can affect a patient’s mental stability leading to depression, anxiety, and sadness. Confusion, forgetfulness, and brain fog are common [...]
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Amanda allowed us inside her family’s life, through her blog posts on “Faces of Mesothelioma,” while her father David fought pleural mesothelioma. Sadly, he passed away this week after more than two years of dealing with the cancer. David was diagnosed with pleural mesothelioma in January 2013. He traveled to Philadelphia where he received care at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman Center. He underwent extrapleural pneumonectomy surgery and weeks of rehabilitation [...]
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Many mesothelioma patients have surgery to remove tumors, parts of tumors, or parts of organs that have been affected by the disease. Before any surgery, however, there are necessary tests to determine if the disease has spread, whether it has advanced to another stage, and the size of the tumor being targeted. Accurate staging is important for deciding on mesothelioma treatment. Advanced Diagnostic Tools Let Physicians See Organ Damage from Mesothelioma Pleural mesothelioma, which invades [...]
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