Dr. Raja Flores, chief of thoracic surgery at Mount Sinai School of Medicine and a featured speaker at our 2012 Symposium in Washington D.C., spoke…
Last week, on June 6, 2012, Mary Hesdorffer, MS, APRN, nurse practitioner and medical liaison for the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation, appeared before the United…
The website Medical News Today recently released findings of a new treatment for patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma. The treatment involves PDT (photodynamic therapy) conjunction with…
Over the years patients have been informing their doctors that they experience “chemo brain”. We now have scientific proof that this is a real entity…
Janet I thought that the best way to address this question would be for all of us to look at the abstract and discover what…
Mesothelioma is Everybody’s problem and the solution requires a global effort. The Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation holds a key role in promoting global efforts to…
Here is a very interesting article about the man behind Alimta, the first FDA approved drug for mesothelioma treatment. “His find became tumors’ nemesis” This…
In the Sunday Times dated April 11th there were some very thought provoking responses to the article we posted last week regarding palliative care. I…
As the time for the Symposium draws near we are all filled with a sense of excitement. We strive to build upon the momentum gained…
This Sunday I was struck by the New York Times article titled “Helping Patients Face Death, She Fought to Live,” about Dr. Desiree Pardi, a…