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Mesothelioma - no known asbestos exposure - compensation experience
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I learned that the Toronto Cancer Hospital - Princess Margaret Center - developed the SMART treatment plan - and have success with it which has not been replicated elsewhere. This group of specialists is available.
I'm glad I am at the Mayo - and I have faith they will do everything they can - but it does not look good and that has been hard to hear but necessary to hear.
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@keisha2539 and @sueligthart, you mention the SMART clinical trial and may also be interested in this related discussion:
- SMART protocol for mesothelioma
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/smart-protocol-for-mesothelioma/
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@sueligthart, I'm glad that you are satisfied with the care that you are receiving. It's great to be able to put that worry aside, so you can focus on feeling better and to take time to process the weight of the diagnosis. I'm a stage IV NSCLC patient, and it took me a few years to get to a point of acceptance. I'm like you, I want to know what I'm up against even when the news isn't good. I also understand that any statistics for my cancer are based on patients who were diagnosed years before me and didn't have access to the same treatments or research during their initial months of diagnosis. The statistics are lagging, and they also don't represent us and our specific cases. Hugs.