Steven Mcqueen and Mesothelioma

Mesothelioma is an asbestos exposure related disease. The malignant mesothelioma patient, average post-diagnostic survival time is normally between one to two years. There is only limited success in eradicating the disease and extending patients' survival time through the traditional mesothelioma treatments. Mesothelioma patients constantly look out for new and experimental treatment options to cure the disease.

Steve McQueen, a far-famed actor

Steve McQueen was an American movie actor who ruled the Hollywood box office during the 1960’s and 1970’s. He was known among his fans as “The King of Cool”. McQueen’s role in the movie titled “The Sand Pebbles fetched him an Academy Award nomination. His other box office hits include “The Towering Inferno”, “Papillon”, “The Gateway”, “The Great Escape” and “The Magnificent Seven”. But his life was cut short by asbestos related disease at the age of 50.

Asbestos yoked McQueen’s life

Asbestos was always a part of McQueen’s life. In his teenage, McQueen was working in the construction industry which had asbestos roofing. While serving the navy as a Marine, McQueen was allotted the work of stripping asbestos off the pipes used in naval vessels. McQueen was an avid car racer, so most of the time he allotted for repair or maintenance of his car in the asbestos roofed garage. In 1979, McQueen was diagnosed and doctors mentioned to him that there was no cure for mesothelioma. The doctors even ruled against mesothelioma surgery and chemotherapy as treatment options, this lead McQueen with no choice but to look out for mesothelioma alternative treatments.

McQueen’s hope tattered

In the month of July, 1980, McQueen went to Rosarita Beach, Mexico, to be treated with Dr. Kelley's regimen in a clinic by mesothelioma doctors. He underwent a severe torturous three-month regimen which involved laetrile treatments, massages, ingestion of over 100 vitamins per day, fetal animal injections, coffee enemas and spiritual sessions. In the month of October of 1980, McQueen was greatly encouraged by the drastic improvement of his health condition. He even publicly thanked Mexico for presenting the world a new alternative method to treat mesothelioma and for saving his life. However, McQueen's resurrection of hope was short-lived. In the month of November, 1980, cancerous masses from McQueen’s abdomen and neck were  operated to be removed. McQueen successfully survived the surgery, but unfortunately he died the next day. It created big shock waves among his fans and much talked about cancer awareness in America and rest of the world.

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