Coping with Mesothelioma Cancer
Mesothelioma affects the entire family–not only the patient, but his or her loved ones, too. We hope that the information and resources provided in these pages help you and your family cope with this disease. We hope that the information and resources provided become your mesothelioma forum to help battle this disease.
For the Patient
This section is dedicated to support for mesothelioma patients and caregivers.
Learn more about online support groups and community-based support groups through our mesothelioma forum.
For the Caregiver
This section is dedicated to the support of caregivers, those special people who provide basic care for the patient’s daily needs and help them with the tasks of daily living. We provide a range of caregiving tips and ideas for finding the support you need for dealing with the important tasks of caregivers.
The following websites will provide you with helpful information about dealing with mesothelioma.
National Cancer Institute
Cancer.gov, the National Cancer Institute’s Web site, provides accurate, up-to-date information on many types of cancer, information on clinical trials, resources for people dealing with cancer and information for researchers and health professionals.
National Comprehensive Cancer Network
The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) is a not-for-profit alliance of 21 of the world’s leading cancer centers. The main goal of NCCN is the creation of the patient guidelines, which translates the professional guidelines into user-friendly information for cancer patients. Through the philanthropic arm of NCCN, the NCCN Foundation, the organization provides quality education materials to patients and their families. Founder and managing partner of Baron & Budd, PC, Russell W. Budd serves on the NCCN Foundation Board of Directors. Baron & Budd underwrote the publication of the NCCN Patient Guidelines for Mesothelioma.
Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization
The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) is dedicated to providing support, education and advocacy for asbestos cancer sufferers and their families. ADAO supports a global ban on asbestos and has advocated in several countries towards this goal. ADAO founder Linda Reinstein became aware of the dangers of asbestos when her husband, now deceased, died of mesothelioma. She vowed then to wage was on asbestos and to create an organization where mesothelioma victims could find hope and unbiased information.
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