I have written previously about my patient who has mesothelioma. She is now in hospital and not doing particularly well despite our best efforts. What is especially galling is that she has only recently been receiving treatment from specialist mesothelioma doctors. Before that she was under the care of the general oncologists.

Specialist mesothelioma doctors do not only have far more information about the medical condition and its treatment, they also have a lot of support networks enabling patients to live with the condition, help for the family and access to lawyers who deal in filing mesothelioma suits. My patient has declined any offer of pressing a suit, as she feels it is not really worth it for her and she has no dependents.

For my future work, I have of course filed all phone numbers and details of these specialists in my work folder, so that should I meet another patient with the same condition, I can get the ball rolling immediately after diagnosis.

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