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Dr. Fred Hirsch, the CEO of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) and Professor at the University of Colorado School of…
Just a quick note to let everyone know that Tara will be starting chemotherapy on Tuesday at the Winship Cancer Institute at St. Joseph’s. She will be doing 6 “cycles” of cisplatin and alimta (the chemo drugs), one every 3 weeks. This is the start of her “journey of hope”…
In light of the newly released report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) about the increase in mortality and morbidity of mesothelioma…
We are thrilled to announce that our executive director, Mary Hesdorffer, was selected as the recipient of the Gabriella Graham Patient Advocacy Award. This award…
by Christopher Graham The other big part of the treatment for peritoneal mesothelioma, in addition to trying to remove all of the big, bulky disease…
by Christopher Graham The operation itself lasted about 12 hours. They were expecting it to take more like 8 hours, but apparently there was a…
by Christopher Graham Eventually, my surgeon came in the room. It was actually the first time I’d seen him wearing scrubs. In clinic, he’s quite…
by Christopher Graham Your day gets going pretty early when you’re the first case on the schedule. Surgery usually tries to start their first case…
by Christopher Graham My parents, sister, and my nephew came up a few days before the surgery. We had, essentially, a long weekend to visit…
If you live In the United States where pharmaceutical companies advertise directly to consumers, in the last few years you’ve likely seen many ads for…
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