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UA Local 250 Nick Monios Golf Tournament

September 25, 2020

The UA Local 250 Nick Monios Golf Tournament event is held every year and supports Local 250’s Scholarship Fund, benefitting students in helping to pay for their tuition, books and materials. We are proud to be associated with such a fine group of men and women! We also want to thank Local 250 Business Mgr. Glen Santa Cruz, his officers and members for supporting Dr Gill’s research and clinical trials, at USC Norris & UC Davis, for better treatment options and an eventual cure of mesothelioma.

The Foundation’s Founding Board Member and Partner of the Paul Law Firm, Jerry Neil Paul with the Foundation’s Assistant Executive Director, Shane Rucker, at the UA Local 250 Nick Monios Golf Tournament.

California Pipe Trades Aim to Cure – Birdslanding, California

This year has been a roller-coaster of lock-downs and economic uncertainty but we pushed onward and held our first fundraising event of 2020! Effects of these unprecedented times can obviously been seen in every aspect of our lives and we have not been untouched.

Assistant Executive Direction Shane Rucker, Foundation’s Board Member, Jim Kellogg, Beyond Golf’s, Kris Frigard, and Founding Board member, Jerry Neil Paul, relax after planning and hosting yet another successful event!

Many of our fundraising efforts have been placed on hold or cancelled but our fortunes turned in July when the California State Pipe Trades began planning the “Aim to Cure Mesothelioma” clay-shoot. With the unwavering support and leadership of Foundation Board Member, Jim Kellogg and CA Pipe Trades Executive Director, Aaron Stockwell we held a safe event that was enjoyed by our friends and supporters.

International Pipe Trades Representative, Derrick Kualapai with his brothers from UA Local 342, Business Manager Che Timmons, Jim Kellogg, Steve Mikich and Mike Mikich at their sponsored station. Thank you to Local 342 for coming out and supporting in a big way!

Once again, the event was held at the Birdslanding Hunting Preserve and netted approximately $40,000 for mesothelioma research! Despite the corona virus and fires from Southern to Northern California we saw a great turnout of more than 130 supporters of the event. Representing the Foundation at the event were Board Member’s Jim Kellogg and Jerry Neil Paul, as well as Assistant Executive Director Shane Rucker.

Local 16 Insulators Business Manager, Mel Breshears, Chris Greaney, Fortino Curiel and Mark Plubell stop for a pic at their sponsored station. The insulators not only brought out two teams but also took home an award. Great shooting guys!

After taking our chances at the sporting clays we had a delicious lunch and Jim Kellogg thanked everyone who attended and highlighted how important it is to stay involved in the events and continue to raise awareness. Jim Kellogg then turned the mic over to Jerry Paul who informed the supporters how Dr. Parkash Gill at the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center of Los Angeles was using the donations.

Local 16 Insulator Retirees Ruck Dunley, Retirees President, Alan Pierce and Geoff Millar take some time for a picture at their sponsored station.

Jerry reported that the combination of EphB-4 and PD-1 has been submitted by Dr. Gill to the FDA for approval of a new clinical trial and that it had shown great promise at USC Norris, including their collaboration with UC Davis. Jim then asked Aaron Stockwell to say a few words before raffling off a few items to support the cause.

Jim Kellogg, Foundation Board Member and a catalyst of the event thanks the event sponsors and supporters for attending this year’s event in the face of so much uncertainty and making it a huge success!

Also, U.A. International Representative, Derrick Kualapai spoke with words of support and encouragement to many of us during the sporting clay shoot.

Founding Board Member Jerry Neil Paul with event hosts Jim Kellogg and California State Pipe trades Executive Director, Aaron Stockwell as Jim thanks the event sponsors.

With the Foundation’s administrative costs underwritten by The Paul Law Firm, 100% of the event net proceeds will go towards mesothelioma cancer research. With these sizable donations we can be assured that Dr. Gill’s mesothelioma cancer research at USC/ Norris Comprehensive Medical Center will be moving in the right direction.

The Foundation’s Founding Board Member, Jerry Neil Paul tells supporters how their donations are being used to promote new treatments for mesothelioma at the USC Norris Comprehensive Center and their affiliates.

Thank you to all who participated and made the event a success!

Foundation’s Assistant Executive Director Shane Rucker and Founding Board Member Jerry Neil Paul. We cannot thank enough the hosts, sponsors and supporters of this year’s event! We have certainly seen many ups and downs in 2020 but we pushed through!

From: Mark Plubell of Heat & Frost Local 16

Mark Plubell of Heat & Frost Local 16 and Yvonne Lasserre of the Operating Engineers Credit Union present the Foundation’s CFO, Jerry Neil Paul, with a check from the credit union’s points program. We cannot thank the Operating Engineers and Mel Breshear’s Local 16 enough for their continued support.
Alan Pierce, President of the Heat & Frost Local 16 Retirees Club with Jerry Neil Paul, Attorney from The Paul Law Firm asking for an update on the Mesothelioma Research Foundation of America’s (mesorfa.org) clinical trials progress.
Jerry Neil Paul presenting to the Heat & Frost Local 16 Retirees, highlighting the progress being made in mesothelioma treatment options. Dr. Parkash Gill is currently awaiting approval for the combination treatment of EPH-B4 with Merk’s PD-1 to pave the way for clinical trials.

District Council 16 Cure Meso Clayshoot

October 14, 2019

The Mesothelioma Research Foundation of America would like to thank everyone who attended this year’s Cure Meso Clayshoot and those at the Southern California Pipetrades District Council 16 who make this event possible year after year. We returned to the Moore ‘N Moore Sporting Clays facility in San Fernando Valley, CA. We saw a large turnout of shooters who joined to raise over $50,000 for mesothelioma research! Attending the event on behalf of the Foundation were Executive Director Elizabeth Ann Paul, Founding Board Members Jim Kellogg and Attorney Jerry Neil Paul, Chairman of the Medical Advisory Committee, Dr. Parkash Gill and Assistant Executive Director, Shane Rucker. As always, 100% of the money generated at the event will go directly to mesothelioma research to help find a cure for this terrible disease.

The Foundation’s Assistant Executive Director, Shane Rucker, Executive Director, Elizabeth Ann Paul, Chairman of the Medical Advisory Committee, Dr. Parkash Gill and Founding Board Member and Attorney, Jerry Neil Paul would like to thank everyone who participates and volunteers their time at the events to further the research and development of new mesothelioma treatments.

The Mesothelioma Research Foundation of America would like to thank everyone who attended this year’s Cure Meso Clayshoot and those at the Southern California Pipetrades District Council 16 who make this event possible year after year. We returned to the Moore ‘N Moore Sporting Clays facility in San Fernando Valley, CA. We saw a large turnout of shooters who joined to raise over $50,000 for mesothelioma research! Attending the event on behalf of the Foundation were Executive Director Elizabeth Ann Paul, Founding Board Members Jim Kellogg and Attorney Jerry Neil Paul, Chairman of the Medical Advisory Committee, Dr. Parkash Gill and Assistant Executive Director, Shane Rucker. As always, 100% of the money generated at the event will go directly to mesothelioma research to help find a cure for this terrible disease.

Southern California Pipetrades District Council 16 Director of Organizing, John Ferruccio has worked tirelessly to ensure the success of the events. It is an absolute pleasure to work with John and his team at DC16 and we cannot thank him enough!

Shooters were blessed with beautiful Southern California weather as we took our best shots at the sporting clays flying over the picturesque canyons of the Angeles National Forest. Sponsors and supporters then gathered for a delicious BBQ and to learn how their donations are helping in the fight against his horrible disease. District Council 16 Director of Organizing John Ferruccio thanked everyone who came out to support the event and those who volunteer their time at MESORFA.

Foundation’s Founding Board Member and Attorney, Jerry Neil Paul thanks everyone in attendance and everyone at the Southern California Pipetrades District Council 16 who had a hand in making the Aim to Cure Mesothelioma event such a success!

Speaking on behalf of the Foundation were Jerry and Elizabeth Paul who first thanked everyone in attendance and those who had a hand in making the event such a success. Elizabeth Paul talked about the humble roots of the Foundation and how proud we are to see the new developments coming from the lab. Dr. Parkash Gill then spoke about the progress being made by his team of doctors at USC Norris Cancer Center and the promising results of PD-1 and EphB-4 treatment and its expansion into additional treatment facilities across the United States as UC Davis and UCLA.

Southern California Pipetrades District Council 16 Director of Organizing, John Ferruccio and Chairman of the Medical Advisory Committee, Dr. Parkash Gill speak together at the 2019 Aim to Cure Mesothelioma Clayshoot hosted by the Southern California Pipetrades District Council 16.

The Foundation would like to personally thank all of those who organized and supported this year’s Aim to Cure Meso Clayshoot. Without the support and organizing skills of people such as DC 16 Business Manager Rodney Cobos, DC 16 Director of Organizing John Ferruccio and International Piptrades Representative Jim Kellogg these types of events would not be possible.

THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND DEDICATION!!!

Southern California Pipetrades District Council 16 Annual Golf Invitational

July 8, 2019

This year’s Southern California Pipetrades District Council 16 Annual Golf Invitational was held at the beautiful Alta Vista Country Club in Placentia, CA and marks the event’s 17th anniversary. Over 144 golfers attended the event to support finding a cure for mesothelioma, helping to generate over $140,000 for mesothelioma cancer research!

Former LA Rams Quarterback, Vince Ferragamo and District Council 16 Director of Organizing, John Ferruccio help push the event’s donation total higher than ever before with the auction of an autographed football.

Representing the Mesothelioma Research Foundation of America were Founding Board Member and Attorney Jerry Neil Paul, Executive Director Elizabeth Ann Paul, Chairman of the Medical Advisory Committee Dr. Parkash Gill and Assistant Executive Director Shane Rucker.

After a great day out on the course, golfers and supporters joined for a bite to eat and to learn how their donations are helping to fund better treatment options for mesothelioma and an eventual cure. The evening was kicked off by DC16 Director of Organizing John Ferruccio. John over the last decade has been the MC, Master of Ceremonies extraordinaire. John then introduced speakers Jerry and Elizabeth Paul.

Founding Board Member and Attorney, Jerry Neil Paul thanks everyone who volunteers their time to ensure that 100% of every dollar donated can go directly to Dr. Gill’s research at the Mesothelioma Research Lab at USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Jerry Paul thanked everyone in attendance and expressed how grateful the Foundation is for being associated with such a supportive group of people. Elizabeth Paul then spoke on the importance of the fundraisers in funding research and the development of more effective treatment options.

The Foundation’s Executive Director, Elizabeth Ann Paul informs participants how important their donations are in helping in the research and development of new treatment options for mesothelioma.

Elizabeth expressed how we are all volunteers, with the Paul Law Firm paying 100% of the administrative costs so 100% of donations can go to Dr. Gills research and clinical treatment development. Dr. Parkash Gill then spoke about the research and development of new medicines by the Mesothelioma Research Lab at USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center. Dr. Gill highlighted the promising results of the PD-1 and EphB-4 treatment and its expansion into additional treatment facilities across the United States as UC Davis and UCLA.

Former LA Rams Quarterback, Vince Ferragamo tosses an autographed football to a generous donor at the 2019 DC16 Golf Invitational befitting The Mesothelioma Research Foundation of America.

The Foundation would like to personally thank all of those who sponsored, supported and attended the event. Without your support and the organizing skills of people such as Rodney Cobos, Mike Layton, John Ferruccio, Doug Wilson, DC 16 Staff and Committee members Jerry and Elizabeth Paul, this event and great turnout would not have been possible.

THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR DEDICATION!!!

Roger Hamilton Memorial Golf Invitational

On June 24, 2019, the Roger Hamilton Memorial Golf Invitational was hosted by the Insulators International Vice President, Doug Gamble and Heat and Frost Insulators Local 16 Business Manager, Mel Breshears at the pristine Napa Valley Country Club. We witnessed a great turnout with a full field of golfers joining sponsors and volunteers to generate awareness, and raise over $83,000! 100% of the donations will go toward supporting Dr. Parkash Gill’s research and clinical trials within the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center for new and viable treatment options for mesothelioma patients.

Insulators International Vice President, Doug Gamble and Heat and Frost Insulators Local 16 Business Manager, Mel Breshears are the Events’ Hosts and MCs. Doug and Mel have gone above and beyond in their leadership and we cannot thank them enough!

This event would not have been possible without the leadership of, Doug Gamble and Mel Breshears and all of the people working behind the scenes at Heat & Frost Insulators Local 16. You may recall that 3 years ago the Insulators took it upon themselves to ensure not only the continuation of the event, but the honoring of Roger Hamilton’s memory through fund raising and awareness efforts. For their dedication and continued success, we owe our gratitude to the Western States Conference Heat and Frost Insulators, the Local 16 Heat and Frost Insulators, as well as all of the building trades groups who come out and participate year after year.

After a great round of golf, the supporters reconvened in the clubhouse for dinner, and to learn where and how their donations were being used. Doug and Mel kicked off the festivities, thanking both the sponsors and the event’s volunteers for making the event possible.

Foundation’s Executive Director, Elizabeth Ann Paul with Hamilton Event Volunteers. THANK YOU to each and every one of the volunteers for giving their time and helping to make the event fun but also an enormous success!

Elizabeth Ann Paul, the Mesothelioma Research Foundation of America’s Executive Director, informed the sponsors of the Foundation’s history, pointing out its critical help in the development of better treatment options for mesothelioma.

Chairman of the Medical Advisory Committee, Dr. Parkash Gill gives a progress report on the promising results of the PD-1 and EphB-4 treatment option and its expansion into additional treatment facilities across the United States.

Dr. Parkash Gill, Chairman of the Medical Advisory Committee, then gave a progress report on the promising results of the PD-1 and EphB-4 treatment option and its expansion into additional treatment facilities across the United States, including UC Davis.

Local 16 Insulators Retirees President and Hamilton Event Volunteer Alan Pierce, Foundation Assistant Executive Director, Shane Rucker, Committee Member Geoff Millar and Board Member Jerry Neil Paul pose for a picture as they greet golfers registering for the event.

We cannot be more proud of the results we are seeing in the lab and the continued success of the Hamilton event. Committee Chairman Doug Gamble and Co-Chair Mel Breshears, thanked Committee Members Stan Danielson, Bill Hodges, Mark Plubell, Ben Espinoza, Chris Greaney, Fortino Curiel, Geoff Millar, Jerry and Elizabeth Paul, Shane Rucker and their volunteers, sponsors and the building trades who supported this event. Without their energy and leadership we would not see these amazing results.

THANK YOU ALL who have a hand in making this possible

Founding Board Member and Attorney Jerry Neil Paul and Hamilton Golf Committee Member, Geoff Millar pose outside the Napa Valley Country Club clubhouse as they greet sponsors of the event.
Founding Board Member and Attorney Jerry Neil Paul, International Pipetrades Representative, Derrick Kualapai and Paul Law Firm Trial Attorney, Joshua S. Paul working together to raise awareness at the 2019 Roger Hamilton Memorial Golf Invitational.

California Pipetrades Aim to Cure – Birdslanding, California

June 7, 2019

The 2019 “California Pipetrades Aim to Cure” mesothelioma clayshoot, hosted by Foundation Board Member and Retired International Pipetrades Representative, Jim Kellogg, kicked off a great year of fundraising, netting approximately $60,000 for mesothelioma research! We witnessed a huge turnout of over 170 shooters and supporters at the Birdslanding Hunting Preserve and Sporting Clay Facility. Representing the Foundation at the event were Board Member’s Jim Kellogg and attorney Jerry Neil Paul, as well as Assistant Executive Director Shane Rucker.

Foundation Board Member, Retired International Pipetrades Representative and event host, Jim Kellogg with Board Member and Attorney Jerry Neil Paul, speaking to supporters on the importance of staying involved.

After everyone had taken their best shot at the sporting clays, Birdslanding provide a delicious tri-tip lunch before Jim Kellogg thanked everyone who attended and highlighted how important it is to stay involved. Jerry Neil Paul was then introduced, who thanked Jim Kellogg and the Executive Director of the California State Pipetrades, Gregg Partch, for organizing and hosting such a great event year after year. Jerry then informed the supporters of how the proceeds of the event would go towards the continued research and development of new mesothelioma treatment options. He also noted the fantastic news of the discussions between Dr. Parkash Gill and other University cancer treatment facilities in working together to expand the use of treatment of PD-1 and EphB-4 along with USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center. The mic was handed over to Trial Attorney Joshua Paul for the always popular raffle and his masterful and comical performance generated laughs and more donations for the Foundation!

Heat and Frost Insulators Local 16 Business Manager, Mel Breshears with the Foundation’s founding Board Member, Jerry Neil Paul before heading out to participate in the 2019 California State Pipetrades Aim to Cure Mesothelioma Clayshoot.

With the Foundation’s administrative costs underwritten by the Paul Law Firm, 100% of the event’s net proceeds will go towards mesothelioma cancer research. With these sizable donations we can be assured that Dr. Gill’s research and clinical trials for better treatment options continue moving in the right direction.

We want to wish Gregg a very happy retirement and look forward to continuing our work with newly promoted Executive Director of the California State Pipetrades Council, Mike Layton. Mike is a longtime friend of the Foundation, serving as the Southern California Pipetrades District Council 16 for the last 10 years and hosting many of the Foundation’s events. Thank you to all who participated and make our events possible!

USC Norris earns best-ever rating from National Cancer Institute

USC Norris earns best-ever rating from National Cancer Institute
The USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Centered earned an “outstanding” distinction from the National Cancer Institute rating as part of its five-year core grant renewal process.

U.S.C. Norris earns best-ever rating from National Cancer Institute

The USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center has received an elite score from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) as part of its five-year core grant renewal process.

The June site review produced the best result ever for the cancer center, earning an “outstanding” distinction from the NCI reviewers.

“This highly laudatory review is a validation by the nation’s cancer experts of all the considerable effort and talent of the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center senior leaders, program, and core directors and administration, “said Stephen B. Gruber, MD. PhD, MPH, director of the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer.

“The NCI recognition reaffirms the center as a scientific leader as well as a vital community and regional resource,” said Carman A. Puliafino, MD, MBA, dean of the Keck School of Medicine of USC.

Established in 1971, the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center has benefited from continuous recognition and funding from the NCI since 1973, when it was named one of the original eight comprehensive cancer centers in the country. In its previous review, USC Norris had received a score in the range classified by the NCI as “excellent.”

“We are now poised to build upon the incredible accomplishment to further strengthen our efforts to push the boundaries of cancer discovery in order to better prevent, diagnose, treat and cure cancer,” said Gruber, an oncologist and geneticist who holds the H. Leslie and Elaine S. Hoffman Cancer Research Chair at the Keck School of Medicine of USC.

The review recommends continued full funding from the NCI to continue its support of a broad range of clinical, research and educational programs at USC Norris. The award is designed to reduce the impact of cancer upon the lives of people in California and beyond.

Oncologists, Genetic Testing and How To Target Cancer Tumors

Cancer Research is going in an entirely new direction based on genetic testing where tailored treatments can now focus on and cancer and genetic testingtarget specific cancer tumors.

And to demonstrate this, we will review a recent (2014) success story from a young man (23-years) who submitted by faith and determination to the investigative process of genetic testing with tailored drug treatments for cancer cure.

Original story:  Wall Street Journal: March 28, 2016 

In February 2014, after a lengthy struggle with a head-cold, nosebleeds and body fatigue, Evan Johnson, a senior student at the University of North Dakota, decided to visit the Mayo Clinic when he began to have bruises and chest pain.

Genetic testing at the Mayo Clinic discovered an acute form of Myeloid Leukemia; a cancer disease that forms, grows, and can  spread quickly through out the body.

Fortunate for Mr. Johnson, oncologists today are taking new directions with genetic testing to discover ways to make strong  offensive action against cancer.  The doctors know cancer can evolve to resist treatment(s), and they now use these complications as potential advantages to identify alternate cancer targets they can use different drug treatments on, as the cancer changes.

(Related Science)

The medical team working at the Mayo Clinic on Johnson’s case moved quickly in their investigative research to discover several effective treatments to use against the cancer genetic mutations that were pushing his disease.  While his end story is successful, Evan had to endure a failed stem cell transplant, six various  prescribed courses of medical treatment,  four cancer relapses and other life-threatening problems that occurred when treatment went beyond the desired effect.

For Evan’s mother, Carol Johnson:

We truly felt like we were in a war.  We didn’t know where the [cancer] enemy was at any given moment and what means [the cancer] was going to use to attack us next.

After nine months into his cancer treatment, Evan’s leukemia evolved and developed a new mutation, unexpectedly!  The change allowed the cancer to escape the cure of the treatment being administered.  But, the deviation in the cancer gave his oncologists  a new target that was vulnerable to other cancer fighting drugs.  Mr. Johnson’s doctors modified and fine-tuned their treatment for him and managed to defeat the leukemia; which cleared the way for Evan to receive a second, successful stem cell transplant. Consequently, Evan Johnson has been cancer free for more than a year.

Genetic Testing: Cancer Treatment’s
New Direction

Dr. Pashtoon Kasi, an oncologist at the Rochester,Minn.-based Mayo Clinic, is a team-member that assisted in Evan Johnson’s medical care.  Dr. Kasi says the medical team could see the cancer evolution  happen by regular genetic testing, which allowed Mr. Johnson’s treatment to be customized to his particular need.  “Personalization in real time… This is where oncology is headed down the line,” says Dr. Pashtoon Kasi.

According to Dr. Jose Baselga, chief physician at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York:

A decade ago, we were shooting in the dark.  If first-line or second-line treatments failed, we either had nothing to do next, or what we did was totally disconnected with the biology of the disease.

With today’s technology cancer patients with advanced forms of the disease can be treated at major health centers, expecting their tumors to be genetic sequenced.  The genetic testing provides a Genetic Testing Targets Cancer Mutationshope in finding a match to the many new drugs that target exactly and stop the cancer mutations that stimulate the cancer’s growth.  Good matches can produce excellent results with dramatic effect at reducing tumors, but “precision drug treatment” is not always a cure.  Sometimes the treatment is thwarted when a tumor evolves.  This forces oncologists to seek the identity of new mutations that can be stopped with effective treatment.

Oncologists, Genetic Testing and New Cancer Treatments: A Game of Whack-a-Mole

The research process of identifying new mutations and matching the next precision drug treatment to stop cancer growth is.. “like a Whack-a-Mole game,” according to Dr. Baselga.  Each attempt to solve the cancer problem is piece-meal resulting only in temporary or minor improvement.  And as new mutations occur, the medical strategy is to find a new treatment (hammer) to hit it with.

But the real challenge to this approach of medical treatment is finding drugs that treat cancer-causing mutations; there just aren’t that many, yet.  For example, a drug found that works on a patient with melanoma might not be successful on a colon-cancer patient, even if they have the same mutation.  And, sometimes a drug that is not yet approved for the type of cancer being treated is suggested based upon DNA tests that match the tumor mutation, which jeopardizes the possibility of compensation for expensive drugs.

Regarding this method of cancer treatment, Dr. Kasi says:

It’s not for every patient or [form of] cancer.  But as we develop more drugs and understand more [treatment] pathways, it would be a reasonable option for a lot of our patients.

Evan Johnson returned to his home after spending 17 months at the Mayo Clinic enduring medical Whack-a-Mole, being released with a good chance of sustained, durable remission of Myeloid Leukemia and the cancer’s genetic mutations.

An account of Evan’s case has been published by Dr. Pashtoon M. Kasi, Mark R. Litzow, Mrinal M. Patnaik, Shahrukh K. Hashmi, and Naseema Gangat in the journal:

Leukema Research Reports (January 2016)

 

GRAPHENE strips as “flying carpets” deliver cancer cure drugs

GRAPHENE – New Research
That May Help Mesothelioma Victims

Graphene-molecule

An international team of researchers has developed a drug delivery technique that utilizes GRAPHENE strips as “flying carpets” to deliver drugs to cancer cells.  The technique was found to perform better well when tested in a mouse model targeting a human lung cancer tumor.

Graphene Tests Succeed

GRAPHENE successfully proved itself in lab tests against six kinds of cancer cells. Flaked Graphene oxide preferentially hits these cancers right in the stem cells.

The Graphene strip works when a cancer drug treatment can be physically integrated and bound to it because of similar molecular structures of Graphene and the drug.  So, various drug treatments can be attached to the surface of the Graphene by a combination of amino acids known as peptides.

Dr. Parkish Gill, on behalf of the Mesothelioma Research Foundation of America will determine if there is a way to apply and proceed with his non-chemotherapy treatments using the Graphene strip technique.

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