Archives for “mesothelioma survivor”

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 [...]

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 [...]