| 词条 | Heather Von St James |
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}}Heather Von St. James (born January 5, 1969) is an American cancer survivor, cancer research advocate, and blogger. Von St. James serves as a mesothelioma research funding advocate and conference speaker for the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization and Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation.[1][2] Von St. James was diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma in 2005 at the age of 36. She received her diagnosis just after the birth of her first child, Lily.[3] In February 2006, Von St. James underwent extensive thoracic surgery, known as extrapleural pneumonectomy, with adjuvant intra-operative heated chemotherapy under the care of thoracic surgeon Dr. David J. Sugarbaker at the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. She was declared cancer-free later that year. Von St. James’ recovery from the disease is clinically unique because malignant mesothelioma is a rare, aggressive cancer typically diagnosed in older patients that, even with treatment, has a 6 to 9 month median survival rate.[4] Mesothelioma, commonly caused by exposure to asbestos, typically only manifests after a 25-30-year latency period following exposure.[5] References1. ^{{cite web|title=2012 Symposium Video Presentations|work=2012 International Mesothelioma Symposium|publisher=Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation}} 2. ^{{cite web|last=Reinstein|first=Linda|title=Heather Von St. James, Mesothelioma Warrior, ADAO Conference Interview|url=http://www.asbestosdiseaseawareness.org/archives/13855|work=Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization|publisher=Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization|accessdate=13 August 2012}} 3. ^{{cite news|last=Pheifer|first=Pat|title=A rare survival story in a brush with a rare and deadly cancer |url=http://www.startribune.com/local/east/27512374.html?refer=y|accessdate=13 August 2012|newspaper=Minneapolis Star Tribune|date=27 August 2008}} 4. ^{{cite web|title=Malignant Mesothelioma|url=http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/malignantmesothelioma|work=National Cancer Institute|publisher=National Cancer Institute|accessdate=13 August 2012}} 5. ^{{cite news|last=Berkowitz|first=Ben|title=Special Report: The long, lethal shadow of asbestos|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/11/us-usa-asbestos-lawsuits-idUSBRE84A0J920120511|accessdate=13 August 2012|newspaper=Reuters|date=11 May 2012}} External links
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