In addition to the already overwhelming diagnosis, mesothelioma patients and their loved ones are confronted with a seemingly endless list of negative reports and prognoses from articles, news reports, the world wide web, insurance providers and even from their family physicians and oncologists. Such pessimism is pervasive and largely based on a history of failure and nihilism in treating the disease, a history which is finally being changed by exciting developments in research. Below is a colle...
I have been on five different clinical trials at MD Anderson since I was diagnosed with peritoneal mesothelioma, a rare cancer that develops in the lining of the abdominal cavity. Each clinical trial has extended my life a bit longer. The trial I am on now was specifically designed to treat my exact disease. And while that doesn’t guarantee I won’t ultimately die of cancer, I am still incredibly grateful to be on it, and for each additional year I may live because of it. I have already been ...
When I started immunotherapy for mesothelioma at MD Anderson last year, I wasn’t concerned about colitis as a possible side effect. I was just grateful to have access to the latest treatment option for my disease. I was also relieved that I wouldn’t have to worry about losing my hair due to chemotherapy. But once I developed colitis, the fecal transplant procedure I had through a clinical trial at MD Anderson is what finally resolved it. And the mesothelioma treatment I received there put th...
“When I was first diagnosed – when they told me it was mesothelioma – I knew it was asbestos cancer. I asked myself, ‘Where did I get this?’” said Ward. She then underwent “a zillion tests” to find out if surgery was an option. On October 4, 2012, she had extensive surgery to remove the lining of her chest cavity on the left side and scrape the surface of her left lung. During surgery, chemotherapy drugs were delivered into the chest cavity. However, the surgery did not remove ev...
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Tamron Little is a mesothelioma survivor and writer who shares her experiences to support people recently diagnosed with this rare, asbestos-related cancer.
Mesothelioma Prognosis Statistics ; Survival Rates: The latest SEER report says the 5-year mesothelioma survival rates is 24% for early-stage cases and 9% for advanced stages. ; Life Expectancy: Average life expectancy for mesothelioma patients is 22.2 months for stage 1 and 14.9 months for stage 4. ; Mortality Rate: The mesothelioma mortality rate is around 8 deaths per million people.
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