Mesothelioma treatment is very expensive and it is prudent to consider different approaches to financial help if your medical insurance will not cover all your mesothelioma treatment costs. An experienced mesothelioma lawyer can often convince providers to accept liens so you can pay bills directly via a trust account set up by the lawyer when settlements come in. Here are some additional tips for you on financial help for mesothelioma treatment based on information from Cancer Financial Assistance Coalition: Talk with your health care team about your financial situation as soon as … [Read more...]
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Special July 4th Discounts for Veterans Include Many with Mesothelioma Diagnosis
Veterans of the U.S. military account for nearly a third of all those who receive a mesothelioma diagnosis. While veterans represent 8% of our nation’s population, veterans comprise 30% of all known mesothelioma deaths that have occurred in this country. So it is especially fitting that this 4th of July as we celebrate America’s independence - hard won by its first military – that the special discounts offered to all our nation’s military veterans will benefit those who have paid so dearly. That includes those of you with a mesothelioma diagnosis resulting from your service to our … [Read more...]
Early Mesothelioma Diagnosis A Possibility
Early diagnosis for mesothelioma when the lethal disease may still be curable could become a reality in the next few years by further development of a device that can “sniff” lung cancer. The diagnostic device, an Israeli invention, uses nano technology to detect the presence of even early stage lung cancer in exhaled breath. The device could be a life-saver soon, and may prove useful for early mesothelioma diagnosis. The inventor Hossam Haick, a professor at Technion-Israel Institute of Technology’s Department of Chemical Engineering, told reporters that he was inspired to create the device … [Read more...]
Test for Early Mesothelioma Diagnosis Advances With New Research
Now when a mesothelioma diagnosis is made it means the disease has progressed to a stage that makes its presence both unmistakable and incurable. Because there are no reliable early tests to determine a mesothelioma diagnosis, precious time is lost without even knowing the disease is there causing irreparable damage. Clearly a top priority for mesothelioma research science is to develop a way to nip mesothelioma in the bud and treat it before it reaches the stage where a mesothelioma diagnosis means terminal. Recently scientists in Japan made the quest for early mesothelioma diagnosis a step … [Read more...]
New Study Questions Surgery’s Role in Improving Survival For Mesothelioma Diagnosis
If you or a loved one has received a mesothelioma diagnosis, trying to beat the odds and live as long as possible with a mesothelioma diagnosis becomes of the utmost importance. That is understandable. One of the ways currently believed to possibly extend survival with a mesothelioma diagnosis is undergoing an extensive radical surgery procedure. Because mesothelioma is a cancer attacking the mesothelin cells lining the lungs, the surgical procedure involves either removing the lung, called extrapleural pneumonectomy (EPP) surgery, or lung-sparing pleurectomy/decortication (P/D) surgery to … [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...]
Mesothelioma Diagnosis – The National Cancer Institute Needs Your Tissue Samples Now
When you’ve received a mesothelioma diagnosis, it is hard to come to terms with what is happening. Getting that mesothelioma diagnosis challenges you to try to find some meaning in all of it. There are many ways to do that. But one clear way is to put that mesothelioma diagnosis to work by helping to advance scientific knowledge of the disease. Because it is only through accurate unbiased scientific knowledge that mesothelioma can be prevented, treated and maybe even someday cured. To study mesothelioma and get meaningful results requires studying someone with a mesothelioma diagnosis. And … [Read more...]
Applying for Disability Benefits with Mesothelioma
From time to time we invite people with information useful for mesothelioma patients to contribute their knowledge. This is a guest post by Ram Meyyappan of Social Security Disability Help. Please let us know if you find it helpful. Mesothelioma in both its early and advanced stages qualifies you medically for Social Security Disability (SSD) benefits. When in its early stages, an application for disability proceeds through the Social Security Administration’s standard review process; however, there are some forms of mesothelioma which qualify you for expedited application review and approval … [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...]
A Future Mesothelioma Screen?
The physical signs of malignant mesothelioma can take between 20 and 50 years to develop, and once you notice, the disease is likely to be in its advanced stages. Patients and doctors everywhere wonder if it's at all possible to find out earlier whether an individual has been exposed to asbestos, and whether the body is experiencing any problems. Think about it: Laboratory tests can often help doctors determine whether a person has cancer or other serious diseases. And when done routinely, these tests can help patients resolve these problems before they become life-threatening. Why isn't … [Read more...]