In July 2011, Bill Ziegler was diagnosed with pleural mesothelioma at the age of 33. With three young children, including a new baby with his…
This week, the Meso Foundation launched Meso-Connect, a peer-to-peer support system aimed at helping mesothelioma patients and their families to combat isolation by connecting them…
by Mary Hesdorffer, NP, Executive Director of the Meso Foundation Speak to any caregiver and they will share with you the rewards of caring for…
It was recently reported that a clinical trial that randomized patients to receive hypnosis and cognitive therapy had a statistically significant reduction in their fatigue…
The 2014 Meso Foundation’s International Symposium on Malignant Mesothelioma began yesterday in Washington, DC. Yesterday, attendees spent the day on Capitol Hill advocating for federal…
We are excited to announce that the 2014 recipient of the Meso Foundation’s June Breit and Jocelyn Farrar Outstanding Nurse Award is Anne Alessandrini of…
The Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation congratulates Dr. David Sugarbaker on his new role as Director of the Lung Institute at Baylor College of Medicine and Chief…
Today, all of us at the Meso Foundation are extremely excited to share with you the 2013 grant awardees. The peer-review process is now complete,…
by Mary Hesdorffer, NP, Executive Director of the Meso Foundation Having suffered a profound loss can make the holidays appear to be the most dreaded time…
by Mary Hesdorffer, Nurse Practitioner Executive Director, Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation I received an invitation to attend the first ever community lung cancer day at…