If you have mesothelioma, your doctors probably gave you not long to live.
But did they mention the hospital you choose could subtract months off your life?
In 2023...
Researchers analyzed two groups of mesothelioma patients. 30,136 patients in total.
You know what they found?
Patient group 1 lived for less than 8 months.
But patient group 2?
They lived an average of one year and one month - That’s 5 months and 5 days longer.
So what made the difference?
What the Mayo Clinic researchers found was this:
The patients who were treated at academic medical centers lived 5 months and 5 days longer than those treated at community hospitals.
The study showed the importance of picking the right hospital if you have mesothelioma.
It's potentially a 158-day difference in life expectancy by making one single decision.
So what was different about these centers when compared to community hospitals?
According to the study, academic centers were almost TWICE as likely to offer surgery:
And they also provided more treatment options at academic centers:
This is really important because you only get one shot at first-line treatment.
You can't go back and redo your first treatment if you pick the wrong center. This isn't like picking a restaurant where you can try somewhere else next time.
This is a decision that could literally add or subtract months from your life.
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He didn't just accept the first doctor or treatment he found.
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His book, Surviving Mesothelioma, was written to help meso patients make decisions that could add months, even years, to their lives.
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