Now is the perfect time for you to take steps to counter your mesothelioma symptoms. Here are four great natural ways you can try. They won’t add to the burden of medications you’re already taking and best of all, they may enrich your life in other ways. Schedule a massage with a licensed massage therapist Massage therapists offer a range of modalities that may help ease mesothelioma symptoms -- from Swedish massage to intense deep tissue massage. Sessions may help reduce pain and improve circulation but may not be covered by insurance. Make sure to check with your doctor before starting … [Read more...]
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New Report Says 43 Million Americans Have Unpaid Medical Bills
While your mesothelioma attorney fights to get you compensation for mesothelioma, you may face mounting unpaid medical bills. If so you are not alone. U.S. Government Agency Finds Crisis in Medical Debt for Americans A staggering number of Americans now struggle with unpaid medical debts according to a new report just issued by the U.S. government’s Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). When someone has a debt that is past due, a debt collector reports the account to a credit agency. It then becomes an account in collection, damaging that person’s credit rating. Medical collections … [Read more...]
Here’s Why Mesothelioma Patients Benefit from Lung Cancer Awareness Month
November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month. Here’s why mesothelioma patients should know about it. Mesothelioma is an aggressive cancer that develops, as a result of asbestos exposure, in the mesothelium, the protective lining that covers many of the internal organs of the body. Mesothelioma can affect cells that line the heart or the abdomen. But 70% to 90% of all mesothelioma causes malignancy in the pleural lining of the lungs. So mesothelioma is for most patients a type of lung cancer. Each year there about 2,000 to 3,000 new cases of mesothelioma are diagnosed. Raising Awareness of Lung … [Read more...]
Coping with Cancer – Tips From Oncology Nurses
Coping with cancer like mesothelioma is not something you can plan for. That’s why health magazine Spry Living reached out to oncology nurses to tap their insider secrets for navigating cancer treatment. We obtained special permission to share their tips for coping with cancer with you at Mesothelioma Circle. Coping With Cancer Sweeten the deal. If chemo makes your food taste flat and metallic, sprinkle a little sugar substitute on it, says a cancer nurse at Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital in Darby, Pennsylvania. Plastic utensils also cut down on the metallic taste. Reduce waiting room … [Read more...]
New Triple Drug Combo Wipes Out Mesothelioma Tumors in Mice
An exciting new research study from Australia reports a promising new way to possibly wipe out mesothelioma tumors. The experimental treatment successfully eliminated mesothelioma tumors in laboratory mice, according to the study published in the Journal of Interferon and Cytokine Research. To produce these favorable results, the scientists employed not one, not two but three tumor-fighting drugs all at the same time by mixing them together to create a potent anti-mesothelioma “cocktail.” It proved to be a winning combination. In the summary of their findings, the University of Western … [Read more...]
A Safety Checklist for Mesothelioma Home Care
Home is where the heart is and this is especially true for mesothelioma home care. But providing care at home for a loved one with mesothelioma requires making some adjustments. Safety is a top priority. Comfort and convenience are also important both for the mesothelioma patient and the caregiver. Making a few changes in the home for mesothelioma home care can make things easier for everyone and improve the overall environment for care. Here adapted for mesothelioma home care are some suggestions from the book The Comfort of Home An Illustrated Step-by-Step Guide for Caregivers: (For a list … [Read more...]
Stanford Mesothelioma Research Identifies New Cancer Cell Process
Recently published Stanford mesothelioma research explores the potential role of certain types of nucleic acids in turning healthy human pleural cells into pleural cells with mesothelioma. The research from Stanford University School of Medicine was published in the journal Chest, The Official Publication of the American College of Chest Physicians. RNA or ribonucleic acid is a nucleic acid present in all living cells. Its principal role is to act as a messenger, carrying instructions from DNA for controlling the synthesis of proteins, although in some viruses and cancers, RNA rather than DNA … [Read more...]
A Caregiver’s List of At Home Medical Equipment
At home medical equipment probably wasn’t ever on your shopping list before now. Why would it be? Providing mesothelioma home care is something no one ever foresaw having to do. Mesothelioma is a sneaky disease; it lies dormant for years following the asbestos exposure that caused it. But when mesothelioma emerges, it does so with swift merciless force. As mesothelioma progresses, you may find yourself and your loved one in need of at home medical equipment to make home care easier for you as a caregiver and for your mesothelioma patient. According to the caregiver resource book The Comfort … [Read more...]
New Mesothelioma Clinical Trial to Test Timing of Medication
Because the decision to participate in an experimental mesothelioma clinical trial is such a complex one requiring a lot of thought and planning, this month for our monthly experimental clinical trial blog post, we are presenting you with one that hasn’t even started recruiting yet. The research scientists and the drug company they are teaming with for this mesothelioma clinical trial are still getting all their ducks in a row. But it’s been listed on the U.S. government’s official clinical trial website so it’s a go. This may be a good chance to get in on the ground floor with enough time to … [Read more...]
Best Foods for Mesothelioma Chemotherapy
Carefully planning a diet is never more important than during mesothelioma chemotherapy. Chemotherapy is currently one of the main treatments for mesothelioma. But as we discussed in a recent post, a side effect of chemotherapy often is nausea and lack of appetite. This can lead to weight loss at a time when a mesothelioma patient needs physical as well as emotional strength to withstand the treatment. As the ancient Greek doctor Hippocrates, considered to be the father of western medicine said, “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.” With these words from the 5th Century BC, … [Read more...]
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