I woke up this morning with a renewed sense of optimism and found myself looking forward to the new leadership in Washington DC. We are in…
These are desperate times and I often get asked the question “should I pay for a treatment that my insurance company is denying”? This often becomes…
Peer to Peer Support is a way for mesothelioma patients and care givers to provide mutual support to each other in a mutually beneficial relationship. Introduce…
Following treatment with Alimta and Cisplatin you may have a respite period until your tumor begins to once again become active. This is the time to…
I am so pleased to let those who are newly diagnosed know that there are a number of clinical trials either open or getting ready…
Choosing hospice care does not mean that one is giving up on life but rather choosing to end treatments aimed at attempting to cure the disease…
In reviewing the scientific evidence for substituting Carboplatin for Cisplatin it appears that there is very little difference in response rate and survival. Why do oncologists…
Alimta also known as pemetrexed is the first drug ever approved for use in mesothelioma. It was approved following a large trial that compared Alimta/cisplatin with…
Mary Hesdorffer received her undergraduate degree at the College of New Rochelle in NY and went on to receive her Masters of Science at the…