Alternatives | Biomarkers | Diagnosis | Europe | International | New Techniques A Breath Test for Mesothelioma? ByAlex Strauss June 8, 2017June 21, 2017 Researchers in Belgium say a breath analysis tool could provide the next big breakthrough in the effort to diagnose malignant…
Alternatives | Asia | International | Multi-Modality Therapy | New Drugs | New Studies | Research | Treatments Cholesterol Drug May Protect Mesothelioma Patients from Radiation ByAlex Strauss June 3, 2017 A new study suggests that the cholesterol-lowering drug pravastatin could one-day be used to help protect mesothelioma patients from the…
Alternatives | Immune Systems | Immunotherapy | Multi-Modality Therapy | Prognosis | Research | Treatments | Virus Altered Viruses May Help Boost Immunotherapy for Malignant Mesothelioma ByAlex Strauss May 31, 2017 Viruses may soon be playing a bigger role in the fight against malignant mesothelioma and other thoracic cancers. A pair…
Alternatives | Biological Therapy | Glocal | International | New Drugs | Research | Treatments Searching for New Mesothelioma Drugs Among African Plants ByAlex Strauss May 29, 2017 Doctors in Cameroon and Turkey say two types of African plants deserve more study as potential treatments for malignant mesothelioma…
Alternatives | Biological Therapy | Immune Systems | Immunotherapy | Research | Treatments The Key to Mesothelioma Treatment Success with Immunotherapy ByAlex Strauss April 2, 2017May 10, 2017 Researchers with a biotechnology company that makes antibody-drug conjugates (ADC) for hard-to-treat cancers like malignant mesothelioma say careful patient selection…
Alternatives | Asbestos | Europe | International | New Drugs | Treatments | Updates Spice Compound Extends Mesothelioma Survival in Mice ByAlex Strauss February 22, 2017March 16, 2017 The compound that gives the spice turmeric its yellow color and pungent flavor is once again attracting the attention of…
Alternatives | Asbestos | Asia | Biological Therapy | International | New Drugs | Research | Treatments | Updates Compound in Pacific Sea Squirt Kills Mesothelioma Cells ByAlex Strauss February 10, 2017March 16, 2017 There is new evidence that compounds isolated from a sea squirt found in the waters off of the Indonesian coast…
Alternatives | Glocal | International | New Drugs | New Studies | Research | Treatments | Updates African Plants May Offer New Ways to Treat Mesothelioma ByAlex Strauss December 25, 2016September 15, 2017 Could compounds found in African plants hold the key to fighting intractable malignant mesothelioma? That is the suggestion of a…
Alternatives | Multi-Modality Therapy | New Studies | Research | Surgery | Treatments | Updates Innovative Mesothelioma Treatment Uses Cold to Destroy Tumors ByAlex Strauss December 18, 2016March 16, 2017 Pleural mesothelioma, a tumor that is notoriously resistant to even the most aggressive conventional cancer therapies, is being successfully treated…
Alternatives | Asia | Chemotherapy | Holistic | International | Prevention | Treatments | Updates Experimental Treatment Targets Pleural Mesothelioma with Compound in Red Wine ByAlex Strauss October 20, 2016March 16, 2017 The question of how to make chemotherapy more effective in the treatment of malignant mesothelioma is one that has plagued…