Category: <span>palliative care for mesothelioma</span>

New UK Grant: Turning Nurses into Mesothelioma Researchers

A pair of U.K. charities is funding a grant that places the future of mesothelioma care and research in the hands of nurses. Mesothelioma UK, a charitable trust and resource center based at Glenfield Hospital in Leicester, teamed with asbestos-related disease awareness organization Pat Stone Meso Support to establish a grant worth 25,000 pounds ($32,000)….

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Early Palliative Care Improves Mesothelioma Prognosis

Mesothelioma cancer patients can live longer and better lives if they begin palliative care sooner, according to a multidisciplinary panel of experts convened by the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). The panel recommended that palliative care options should be explored almost immediately after diagnosis of mesothelioma, a rare and aggressive cancer with no definitive…

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