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Our blog is a timely voice for cancer patients, caregivers, and those seeking information about mesothelioma and asbestos-related topics. By providing relevant news, personal stories, and practical insights, we will further spread awareness and nurture hope with the goal of one day eliminating mesothelioma.
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Long-Term Mesothelioma Survivor Stephen Henley Shares His Journey
The United Kingdom implemented a full ban on asbestos in 1999, but the toxin is still causing trouble for residents today. Despite a ban,…
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Janet Stanton Schnitzer Remembers Her Father’s Mesothelioma Battle
Walter Stanton can be remembered as a hard worker and huge family man. He was dedicated to his work as a machinist and served…
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Kristin Lamprecht Tells Her Father’s Mesothelioma Story
Kristin Lamprecht remembers her dad, Rudy, as an avid bike rider and serious family man. “He was a wonderful dad, and was well-loved by…
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How an Immunotherapy Clinical Trial Saved Mesothelioma Patient Mavis Nye
Mesothelioma is a notoriously difficult disease to diagnose and treat. Because this rare cancer often isn’t discovered until it has already progressed to a…
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Cindy Zody Shares Her Father’s Mesothelioma Story
I lost my dad to mesothelioma on June 12, 2016. He was diagnosed in March of that year. I had heard of mesothelioma before…
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A Daughter’s Fight to Save Her Mother from Mesothelioma
Sharon Jones lives in Auckland, New Zealand, and works at a family-owned seed company that sells corn and grass seed locally and exports around…
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Veteran’s Widow Describes Her Husband’s Struggle with Mesothelioma
Let me begin by telling you just a little bit about my husband, Randy Branson, who passed away from mesothelioma on August 30, 2014.…
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Pipefitter’s Daughter Spreads the Word Daily About Asbestos and Mesothelioma
“My dad died far too young in my opinion,” Sandra Nobles Clark recently told the Mesothelioma + Asbestos Awareness Center. “He was 73 years…