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Pleural Mesothelioma

Mesothelioma Survivor Focuses on Faith and Helping Others

Loretta Wilbur has turned her diagnosis of malignant pleural mesothelioma into a way to help others in need. She wants to give back.

Tim Povtak

07/18/2019

Treatment & Doctors

My Unexpected First Scan Result with Keytruda for Mesothelioma

Going into my first CT scan after three months on Keytruda, I was prepared for bad news. For the last few weeks, I’ve had…

Emily Ward

07/11/2019

1965 Ford Mustang at an auto show in Sydney, Australia

Awareness & Research

Asbestos Shatters Dreams of Classic Car Enthusiasts

In an age where most cars on the road are indistinguishable from each other, it is not surprising that some Australians seek to own…

Lorraine Kember

06/10/2019

Awareness & Research

Children and Asbestos: What Every Parent Needs to Know

In an age when almost anything seems possible, it’s mind-boggling that we can’t find a solution to the problem of asbestos in our environment.

Lorraine Kember

06/04/2019

Treatment & Doctors

Keytruda for Mesothelioma: My Firsthand Experience

I started taking Keytruda April 23. It was plan B after my second mesothelioma recurrence and a bad experience with my third round…

Emily Ward

05/29/2019

Awareness & Research

10 Shocking GIFs of Workplace Asbestos Exposure

Imagine working in a cloud of toxic mineral fibers that can lodge in your lung tissue permanently. It doesn’t cause any immediate symptoms, so…

Daniel King

04/09/2019

Emily Ward (right) with sister-in-law Bethany Lyle

Cancer & Caregiving

Dealing with Mesothelioma Recurrence: Pick Up and Move On

When I first met my medical oncologist, Dr. David Jackman, he told me my mesothelioma would never fully go away. It was always…

Emily Ward

03/21/2019

Awareness & Research

Meet the Group with Highest Mesothelioma Mortality Rate in the World

The Karijini National Park in Western Australia is a natural wonder. Sprawled over 193,000 square miles of the Hamersley Range deep in the…

Lorraine Kember

03/19/2019

Mesothelioma survivor Emily Ward with her brothers

Cancer & Caregiving

Outliving Friends and Family as a Mesothelioma Survivor

When I was diagnosed with mesothelioma in 2012, I never imagined I would outlive Dr. David Sugarbaker, the surgeon who gave me a…

Emily Ward

02/07/2019

Occupational Asbestos Exposure

Mesothelioma Survivor Relishes Hosting Family Gatherings

In 2015, malignant pleural mesothelioma interrupted the 57-year Thanksgiving Day family tradition that Marian Levin loved so much. It broke her heart, but it…

Tim Povtak

01/29/2019