Trying to increase mesothelioma survival remains a goal for scientific researchers in laboratories but also for the medical practitioners who work with mesothelioma patients whether in the examining room or the surgical operating room. Everyone involved with this tragic disease wants to improve treatment options and expand mesothelioma survival to its fullest to help mesothelioma patients and their families enjoy every precious moment of life together that they can. One mesothelioma treatment option that is believed to help prolong mesothelioma survival is surgery. The aim of mesothelioma … [Read more...]
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Kazan Law Clients’ Donated Funds Yield Promising New Mesothelioma Treatment Research
Mesothelioma treatment research brings to mind for me that quote based on statements by Ghandi: Be the change you wish to see in the world. Currently mesothelioma treatment options are limited. Kazan Law clients who are suffering from mesothelioma know that it is unlikely that they will be able to survive very long. But in spite of all that they have been through, they continue to hope for the best for others. They want others to be able to benefit from better more effective mesothelioma treatment. So they often ask Kazan Law to help them put a portion of the funds the firm won for them … [Read more...]
Low Participation in Clinical Trials May Threaten Progress on New Mesothelioma Treatments
Discovery of new and better malignant mesothelioma treatments that could lessen the impact of the disease and even increase life expectancy is the hope of all mesothelioma patients and their families. At present the options for malignant mesothelioma treatments are limited. Medical research to improve and expand malignant mesothelioma treatment remains crucial. So it was startling to read in an Associated Press article that there’s a crisis in cancer research because researchers can’t get enough people to test new treatments. One of every 10 clinical trials for adults with cancer ends … [Read more...]
What Types of Doctors Will You Need to See For Your Mesothelioma Diagnosis?
Receiving a mesothelioma diagnosis is a crushing experience. It is very understandable that you and your family members would feel devastated and overwhelmed. But as with any overwhelming task one of the best ways to confront it is by breaking it down into smaller more manageable pieces. Perhaps this might be a good way to try to cope with your mesothelioma diagnosis. Learn all you can about it. Becoming informed about your mesothelioma diagnosis can help you and your family members get through initial feelings of denial or shock. It can soothe your fears, refocus your attention on staying … [Read more...]
New Study Finds Pineapple-Based Enzyme May Enhance Mesothelioma Medication’s Effect
Scientific research continues to find new breakthroughs in the quest for more effective mesothelioma medication. At present there are relatively few mesothelioma medications that have FDA approval so it is crucial that research pushes forward to find more mesothelioma medication options. But in order to win FDA approval any new mesothelioma medication will have to be proven to be both safe and effective. That’s important. An intriguing new one that just made moved up a notch in the approval race is bromelain, a compound that comes from pineapples. A successful laboratory experiment by … [Read more...]
How Massage Therapy Can Benefit Mesothelioma Patients
Living with malignant mesothelioma shouldn’t mean living without the simple pleasures life still can offer. If anything, living with malignant mesothelioma can make those simple pleasures all the more meaningful. And how very nice it is when medical science affirms that one of those pleasures – massage therapy - may actually be good for those living with cancer including malignant mesothelioma. Massage therapy used to be considered just a New Age touchy-feely indulgence but scientific research shows massage produces measurable health benefits. Some of these have just been assumed to carry … [Read more...]
Should Mesothelioma Patients Get Flu Shots?
Winter brings health challenges with it for everyone. But it can be especially difficult for mesothelioma patients and others who are coping with a compromised immune system due to illness. It doesn’t seem to matter whether it is actually freezing cold and wet outside. Here in California we are having one of the warmest driest winters in our history and yet our state is still being hit hard by the flu. In just the San Francisco Bay Area counties, 18 flu-related deaths have been reported. All fatalities involved the influenza A strain H1N1, which the federal Centers for Disease Control and … [Read more...]
Scientists Highlight Need for Better Research on Radiotherapy for Mesothelioma Pain Management
Much of the mesothelioma pain people suffer is emotional. Rightfully so. Emotional mesothelioma pain will range from anger about the unlawful asbestos exposure that caused the disease to sorrow over what it has done to you. These are issues that you as a mesothelioma patient and your family will have to continue to reckon with. And that Kazan Law can help you with in terms of compensation through justice. But physical mesothelioma pain also needs to be addressed. Medical science offers ways to alleviate mesothelioma pain symptoms. One of these is radiotherapy. A new study published in … [Read more...]
New Testing Method May Speed Up New Drug Approvals for Mesothelioma Treatment
Time is of the essence to those who require mesothelioma treatment. If that includes you, then your need for mesothelioma treatment that is as effective as possible and as fast as possible puts you at odds with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). FDA is tasked with protecting the public health by assuring the safety, effectiveness and security of all drugs sold in the United States. With responsibilities of this scope, the FDA typically has to move slowly and carefully to try to avoid mistakes that can have adverse effects on many people’s health. Even though you want better … [Read more...]
New Test Holds Promise for Earlier Mesothelioma Diagnosis
Mesothelioma diagnosis plays a major role in the tragedy of mesothelioma. Because it can take decades for symptoms to emerge, by the time a mesothelioma diagnosis is made, it is often too late to do more than to make a patient as comfortable as possible during the months remaining for him or her to live. In some cases, intensive treatment can prolong life but the rounds of chemotherapy and radiation exact their own toll on the quality of life. We therefore applaud any successful steps to finding an earlier mesothelioma diagnosis test. One of the key challenges up until now has been that … [Read more...]
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