Surviving Mesothelioma and Other Cancers: A Patient’s Guide . Paul Kraus’ book has all the information a cancer patient needs to have to learn what survival behavior is about. Paul Kraus was born in 1944 in Austria and migrated with his parents to Australia as a young child. He received his BA at Macquarie University and a Master of Arts and Education from the University of Sydney. Read & Comment ›››
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They Said Months. I Chose Years! A Mesothelioma Survivor’s Story – J.R. O’Connor
They Said Months. I Chose Years! A Mesothelioma Survivor’s Story . In October 2001, James O’Connor was diagnosed with mesothelioma, the asbestos caused cancer. His prognosis was less than a year to live. Surgery was not possible because of the position of the tumor and chemotherapy would decrease his quality of life and not significantly improve his length of life. His oncologist suggested that he take his wife on a cruise and start hospice care upon his return. James rejected the idea. Read & Comment ›››
100 Questions and Answers About Mesothelioma, Second Edition
100 Questions and Answers About Mesothelioma, Second Edition . Whether you re a newly diagnosed Mesothelioma patient, a survivor, or a friend or relative of either, this book offers help. Completely revised and updated for this second edition, this is the only book to provide the doctor s and patient s views. Read & Comment ›››
Malignant Mesothelioma: Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Translational Therapies
Malignant Mesothelioma: Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Translational Therapies . Malignant mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer in which the cancer cells are found in the sac lining the chest (pleura) or abdomen (peritoneum). This lethal disease is associated with asbestos and has vast economic and legal implications. As the disease takes approximately twenty years to manifest itself in humans, a wave of diagnoses are expected in the near future. Read & Comment ›››
Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma by Kenneth O’Byrne
Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma . Malignant pleural mesothelioma, a malignancy due largely to asbestos exposure, represents an increasingly common challenge to clinical and medical oncologists, respiratory physicians, and cardiothoracic surgeons, as well as researchers in the field. The disease has yet to reach its peak and is expected to kill over 100,000 people worldwide. Read & Comment ›››
Lung Cancer and Mesothelioma by Howard A. Gutman
Lung Cancer and Mesothelioma . Lung cancer and Mesothelioma is a comprehensive reference for lung cancer. Comprising 41 chapters and 480 pages, the book reviews chemotherapy, radiation, surgery, and gene therapy and many other topics. Learn how the new gene therapies work, what chemotherapy is designed to do, how lung tumors are categorized and why they metastasize. Each form of therapy and each stage of disease has its own chapter for easy reference. Thus you can review material on radiation treatments, or stage 1 non-small cell lung cancer in a single chapter. Read & Comment ›››
Mesothelioma by Bruce W S Robinson
Mesothelioma . (Martin Dunitz) Second author is with Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY. Presents a state-of-the-art review of this condition, from laboratory to the bedside, from diagnostic procedures through treatment, and from imaging and early detection to medico-legal issues. For clinicians and scientists and members of the legal profession. Read & Comment ›››
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