Mesothelioma Treatment Centers and Mesothelioma Experts More Accessible Through Travel Grant Program

Mesothelioma News

Giving Mesothelioma Patients a Lift to Treatment With the Mesothelioma Foundation’s Travel Grant Program

March 7, 2008 — Following a long tradition of advocacy for mesothelioma patients and their families, the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation (Meso Foundation) has established the Mary and Bob Cosentino Travel Grant Program. The Travel Grant Program will help connect newly–diagnosed mesothelioma patients with experts on mesothelioma treatment options across the nation.

Mesothelioma, a deadly type of cancer resulting from exposure to asbestos, causes tumors to grow on the lining of the lungs, abdominal cavity and heart. Unfortunately, research to understand mesothelioma and develop new mesothelioma treatments lags far behind research on other types of cancer. Consequently, mesothelioma treatment is often experimental, expensive, and hard to find. There are only a small number of medical centers that specialize in mesothelioma treatment. Many mesothelioma patients and their families do not live near these mesothelioma treatment centers and cannot afford the travel and lodging costs. The Travel Grant Program will help mesothelioma patients with these costs, helping them to consult with mesothelioma experts outside the area where they live.

The Meso Foundation provides patients and families with information on mesothelioma treatments, clinical trials and medical referrals through its full time mesothelioma nurse practitioner and the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation’s website.

Your Mesothelioma Case, How Brayton Purcell Can Help

For over 24 years, the California mesothelioma attorneys of Brayton Purcell have been extensively involved with the legal rights of mesothelioma victims, including injured workers and their families, and we support the Mesothelioma Travel Grant Program. We have represented both asbestos workers and individuals who have come into contact with asbestos through others. We seek damages to the full extent allowed by law in order to compensate our clients for their pain and suffering, loss of wages, and medical expenses.

If you would like to request more information about how Brayton Purcell mesothelioma lawyers can help you, you may contact our attorneys through this web site or at our offices. Although our main offices are in California, Oregon, and Utah, we have a nationwide client base, and many of our mesothelioma lawyers are admitted in multiple states.