Sydney R. never heard a sales pitch like this before, and certainly
never expected it from a renowned, big-city thoracic surgeon who was
trying to convince her wavering grandfather with pleural
mesothelioma
that his life could be saved – or at least extended.
"If you're a fighter, I'll fight alongside you every step of the way," Avi Lebenthal, M.D., told her grandfather, Odell R., in his