No matter what phase of mesothelioma treatment you’re in there are probably times when you don’t feel like eating very much. But at the same time you may also be concerned about maintaining good nutrition and obtaining all the nutrients you need to so you can feel as well as you possibly can. Should you consider taking a multi-vitamin? Maybe but proceed with caution. The American Cancer Society takes an overall dim view of nutrition supplements. “Regardless of what they claim, dietary supplements are not intended to treat, diagnose, cure, or relieve the effects of diseases,” they state … [Read more...]
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New Mesothelioma Clinical Trial Gives You a Shot in the Arm to Fight Mesothelioma
All those who struggle with asbestos-caused disease run into the same wall – there are few ways to fight mesothelioma. That is why we need to continue looking for any openings in that wall and do our best to help expand them into bigger and better ways to fight mesothelioma. We need to help tear down that wall through mesothelioma clinical trials. One of the ways to help fight mesothelioma is to participate in a mesothelioma clinical trial. In other words, become a guinea pig to help medical researchers on track to help find a cure. How do we know they’re on track? Their call for study … [Read more...]
Best Mesothelioma Nutrition Tips: How to Get Enough Dietary Fiber
March is National Nutrition Month, so we are going to focus here on mesothelioma nutrition tips. Good nutrition is important for everyone but for those facing the challenges of mesothelioma nutrition takes on extra importance. When chemotherapy, radiation and medication put a dent in your appetite, it becomes crucial to make sure whatever you can eat gives you the optimal mesothelioma nutrition. Fiber is not a nutrient but it is a vital part of the diet for optimal mesothelioma nutrition. Fiber, also called roughage, is the stuff plants are made of. Dietary fiber is the kind we eat. … [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...]