'Support' Category
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | January 13, 2009
The Firm’s Mesothelioma Video Library Making Progress, Connecting with Patients & Families
Throughout our years helping families affected by mesothelioma, Simmons Hanly Conroy has continued to strive to find ways to build awareness about the cancer and offer support and educational resources whenever possible.… Read More
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | January 13, 2009
The Firm's Mesothelioma Video Library Making Progress, Connecting with Patients & Families
Throughout our years helping families affected by mesothelioma, Simmons Hanly Conroy has continued to strive to find ways to build awareness about the cancer and offer support and educational resources whenever possible.… Read More
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | December 19, 2008
Pleural Mesothelioma Clinical Trial Looks Promising
A clinical trial recently conducted in Japan and supervised by the Japanese Ministry of Health and cancer researchers Eli Lilly and Company had very promising results. They recently announced that a combination… Read More
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | December 1, 2008
Learning Bioposy Results & Understanding a Mesothelioma Diagnosis
How Will I Learn About My Biopsy Results, and How Can I Be Sure the Diagnosis is Mesothelioma? After the pathologist has reviewed the fluid or tissue specimen he will issue a… Read More
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | December 1, 2008
Learning Bioposy Results & Understanding a Mesothelioma Diagnosis
How Will I Learn About My Biopsy Results, and How Can I Be Sure the Diagnosis is Mesothelioma? After the pathologist has reviewed the fluid or tissue specimen he will issue a… Read More
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | November 6, 2008
Greater Research for Environmental Asbestos Exposure
For years mesothelioma concerns have been focused on the occupational environment, for those exposed to asbestos materials were people in the workplace and the people these workers were in daily contact with outside of… Read More
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | October 30, 2008
The Mesothelioma Database
Imagine how difficult it was to track and gather knowledge about certain medical conditions before the introduction of computers. Now specialists can log into central databases for cancers and genetic disorders and… Read More
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | October 6, 2008
What Tests are Performed to Help Diagnose Mesothelioma?
For the men and women who worked in the asbestos industry, a chest film or chest x-ray was likely required by your employer or union. Unfortunately, some of the individuals I have… Read More
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | September 25, 2008
Are Blood Tests Useful to Diagnose Mesothelioma?
Almost all of us have had a blood test for one reason or another. It is a basic procedure for any routine physical. If your white blood cell count is elevated, it… Read More
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | September 12, 2008
How is Mesothelioma Diagnosed?
I have scrutinized hundreds of medical records over the last decade, and the one major point I want to make clear is that I rarely find a mention of asbestos exposure in… Read More
