Follow-Up Care for Mesothelioma: What Happens After Treatment?
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Follow-Up Care for Mesothelioma: What Happens After Treatment?

ByAlex Strauss

A new UK study on follow-up care for mesothelioma finds that patients need more continuity, timely information, and more input from their caregivers.  The study focused on three National Health Service facilities in the South of England. Two were secondary care hospitals and the third was a tertiary care center. A tertiary care center has special, high-level expertise in mesothelioma care.  Researchers talked to patients, nurses, caregivers, and members of practice groups called clinical commissioning groups. They used the feedback to develop the UK’s first set of best practices for follow-up care for mesothelioma. They now plan to share these best practices with clinicians across the country to improve after-care for all mesothelioma patients.  The Importance of Follow-Up Care for…

Pleural Mesothelioma Patients are Stronger a Year After Surgery
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Pleural Mesothelioma Patients are Stronger a Year After Surgery

ByAlex Strauss

Pleural mesothelioma patients can be stronger and have better lung function a year after surgery than in the days and weeks immediately following their operation. That’s the finding of Japanese researchers who just published a new study in Integrative Cancer Therapies.  They tested 24 male pleural mesothelioma patients in their 60s and 70s. They measured things like the mens’ grip strength, knee extension strength, and how far they could walk in six minutes. They also ran several tests on their lung function. They compared these test results with the patients’ own assessment of their outcomes.  The study suggests that patients who undergo P/D surgery can continue to improve beyond the postoperative phase. It is a hopeful message for patients and…