Pleural effusion just means that fluid is building up in the lining around your lungs, and doctors have 3 main procedures that can help.
Too much fluid can squeeze your lungs so tight it feels like breathing through a straw.
But...
A 2018 study in The Lancet found that daily at-home drainage stopped fluid from coming back in nearly half of patients.
Watch the video to learn more:
It's October 2001.
James "Rhio" O'Connor sat in his doctor's office.
Pleural Mesothelioma. Less than a year to live.
Surgery wasn't possible. The tumor was too close to his spine.
Chemo wouldn't cure him.
His oncologist told him to take his wife on a cruise and start hospice.
But Rhio rejected the idea.
With the help of his licensed dietitian:
- He changed his diet.
- He started taking over 100 supplements a day.
- He built a team of licensed clinicians.
- He overhauled his entire lifestyle.
And survived pleural mesothelioma for 7 years.
No chemo.
No surgery.
No radiation.
He wrote everything down. Every vitamin. Every herb. Every supplement. Every decision.
And put it all in his book: "They Said Months. I Chose Years."
And today you can get a copy for FREE.
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Simply click the button below now, and tell us where to send your free copy.
In the book, you'll find:
✅ The 23 vitamins and minerals, 5 herbs, 6 food supplements, and 3 antioxidants James used to survive for 7 years...
✅ A simple activity you can start today that improves your body's immune response to mesothelioma...
✅ The 2 foods mesothelioma patients should avoid. (One of them is in most kitchens right now.)
✅ The full list of licensed clinicians James worked with and what each one did for him...
✅ The one strategy James credits most for his survival. Page 17.
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"Right away, this book helped to change my mindset from helpless victim to human with a sense of self-determination, and I was able to impart that to my father, too. My father started following some of the naturopathic medicine practices the author describes, and, against the mainstream doctors' odds, his condition has begun to improve."
~ Michelle R. Willard
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"It took great thoughtfulness, courage & thinking outside the square to make the decisions that the Author has written about. Definitely worth reading for those very recently diagnosed & in the wilderness of shock & disbelief."
~ Janine M. White
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"Very informative and to the point. It gives hope to terminally ill patients and a path for healing. A must for anyone diagnosed with terminal cancer."
~ Loretta A.
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"My husband has mesothelioma... this is a wonderful, informational book for those who choose to heal themselves."
~ Sandy D.
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"It's been 4 years now and I can honestly say I'm doing great."
"Paul Kraus' book has all the information a cancer patient needs in order to learn what survival behaviour is about."
"As a four-year pleural mesothelioma survivor, I have found Paul's book to be an inspiring and educational guide to dealing and living with this cancer."
"I have a copy of this book, I am now 6 years since diagnosis of malignant pleural mesothelioma and feel completely normal."
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