Mesothelioma Survivor Speaks

Mesothelioma survivor, Paul Kraus and his wife Sue spoke to another inspiring teleconference on June 06. They addressed over 30 newly diagnosed mesothelioma patients and their relatives. During the session, they talked about Paul’s diagnosis and prognosis, the physical treatments he pursued, the mental and spiritual approaches he used, working with doctors, and the caregiver’s perspective.
Paul was diagnosed in 1997, with widely disseminated mesothelioma cancer. Paul’s doctors expressed that his cancer was “terminal” and that he should start putting his activities one by one. Rather than giving up, he made his own path to remedial using many alternative and integrative therapies and modalities. At the moment, after 11 years of his “death sentence” diagnosis, Mr. Kraus is happily living.
Paul also wrote a book about his healing journey and named it “Surviving Mesothelioma and Other Cancers: A Patient’s Guide”.

Good Day for Mesothelioma Cancer Treatment: International Symposium On Malignant Mesothelioma 2008

Contributing experts worldwide on the asbestos-related mesothelioma cancer, will join meso patients, caregivers, loved ones and advocates to allocate the most modern trends in mesothelioma treatment, research and clinical trials at the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation’s International Symposium on Malignant Mesothelioma, 2008, Thursday, June 26 - Saturday, June 28 at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill, in Washington, D.C.

The Symposium, which is unionized annually by the Meso Foundation, will focus on the latest advances in research and treatment for patients and caregivers, provide psychosocial support to them plus those who have lost someone to the disease, and offer significant advocacy and volunteer opportunities for all who are intent on carrying off the vicious and terminal effects of this tragic type of cancer; mesothelioma.

Florida mesothelioma sufferer charges complaint in Madison County

Leo Flynt, a resident of Florida, suffering from mesothelioma cancer accused an asbestos suit in Madison County Circuit Court May 22, asserting his disease was caused in an unfair manner.

Flynt was actually employed as an electrician from 1946 through 1977 at different locations in Florida, Indiana and Illinois. He alleges that during the course of his employment and during home and automotive repairs he was exposed to and inhaled asbestos fibers emanating from specific products he was working with and around.

Flynt names 59 defendant corporations including Ford Motor Company, Chrysler, Bondex International, CBS, Federal-Mogul Asbestos Personal Trust, General Electric, General Motors, Goodyear, Honeywell International, Ingersoll-Rand, and International Paper etc.
He lays claim on defendants that they knew or should have known that the asbestos fibers contained in their products had a poisonous, lethal and highly harmful effect upon the health of people.

The case has been attributed to Circuit Court Judge Daniel Stack.

Mesothelioma Day Celebration: Pectel makes a donation of £10,000

The Pectel Group, the premier harmful waste removal companies in the United Kingdom has donated £10,000 to the Specialist Kent and Medway Cancer Network Mesothelioma team, having their base operations at the Medway Maritime Hospital in Kent.

The Pectel Group had previously organized a dress down day on the 27th February 2008 to back up the national Action Mesothelioma Day 2008 and carried off to raise £10,000 funds.

The Pectel Group, being a recognized asbestos cleanup pioneers multi-functional service company, have chosen the Medway area as they agreed on a Measured Term Contract with Medway Council for asbestos removal in all their council properties.

Honored ophthalmologist Dr. Robert Gale Martin dies of Mesothelioma

Dr. Robert Gale Martin, the originator of Carolina Eye Associates in Pinehurst, North Carolina, expired of Mesothelioma at the age of 65. Carolina Eye Associates (founded in 1982) was the first ophthalmic ambulatory surgery center east of the Mississippi. The ace ophthalmologist was diagnosed with malignant Mesothelioma two years before.

Dr. Martin was one of the earliest doctors to perform small-incision cataract surgery, corneal relaxing incisions and lens replacement. Previously, he was also a member of the 5th Special Forces Group during the Vietnam War and performed his duties as an army surgeon until 1971. He lived 5 years from the time of his diagnosis with malignant Mesothelioma cancer, but he continued operating and serving patients for as long as he could.

He authored about 165 publications and was one of the sharpest investigators for ongoing clinical research studies on lens implants used in cataract and lens-free vision procedures.

O’Fallon fights Mesothelioma: Tax concessions make way for asbestos cleanup

MISSOURI, April 21, 2008 - A builder projecting a $38.5 million residential and commercial plaza in O’Fallon, Missouri was surprised when the labor leveling the site last year brought out an unlawful deposit filled with asbestos piping, big-sized barrels, second hand hypodermic needles, and other illegal stuff.

Asbestos is an unsafe fibrous amphibole that can cause diseases such as Mesothelioma, asbestosis and lung cancer. An environmental research of the place figured that there are 34,000 tons of asbestos dumped at its southern end.

Asbestos cleanup process is estimated to cost approximately 2.2 million USD, and city officials have now sanctioned the formation of a community improvement district to recoup the builder for the process.