Five New Year’s Resolutions All Mesothelioma Patients Should Make
For people who received a mesothelioma diagnosis in recent years, making new year’s resolutions can seem like a futile thing to do. But mental health experts say healthy resolutions can help us focus on the future and stay positive. Positive mesothelioma patients may experience less pain and enjoy a higher quality of life. In light of that, here are five new year’s resolutions for mesothelioma patients to consider. New Year’s Resolution #1 – Look for clinical trials There is no cure for malignant mesothelioma. Even the best standard treatments, including chemotherapy and radiotherapy, are often only minimally effective. One of the best ways for mesothelioma patients to connect with new and emerging treatments is to participate in a mesothelioma clinical … Continue reading Five New Year’s Resolutions All Mesothelioma Patients Should Make
Retreatment with Alimta Leads to 4+ Year Survival for Peritoneal Mesothelioma Patient
There is new evidence that re-treatment with Alimta (pemetrexed) can significantly prolong survival for people with peritoneal mesothelioma, even after their cancer has come back. Cancer researchers in Zagreb, Croatia recently published the case report of a 45-year-old patient who lived for more than four years after a diagnosis of advanced peritoneal mesothelioma. His doctors credit his survival to cytoreductive surgery, intraperitoneal chemotherapy, and several rounds of systemic chemotherapy with Alimta after he relapsed. Treating Peritoneal Mesothelioma Peritoneal mesothelioma is a rare subtype of mesothelioma that affects the membrane surrounding the abdominal organs. Because it accounts for only a fifth of annual cases of the asbestos cancer, peritoneal mesothelioma has been studied even less than the more common pleural mesothelioma. … Continue reading Retreatment with Alimta Leads to 4+ Year Survival for Peritoneal Mesothelioma Patient