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Learn about mesothelioma biomarkers and how new research may start detecting this disease a lot sooner than expected. Read more.

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DNA Screening May Enhance Mesothelioma Treatment
ByAlex Strauss October 5, 2016March 16, 2017

New research suggests that testing for evidence of DNA damage may make it possible for doctors to treat malignant pleural…

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Lung Cancer or Mesothelioma? BAP1 May be Key
ByAlex Strauss July 25, 2016March 16, 2017

A team of top mesothelioma researchers say there may be a better way to distinguish malignant mesothelioma from lung cancer (carcinoma).…

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Activin A: A New Biomarker for Mesothelioma Prognosis?
ByAlex Strauss June 26, 2016March 16, 2017

If you’re a mesothelioma patient, should you have your activin A level checked? A new study suggests that this protein…

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Earlier Mesothelioma Diagnosis with MicroRNAs
ByAlex Strauss June 23, 2016March 16, 2017

Tiny non-coding bits of RNA could hold the key to identifying malignant mesothelioma earlier and potentially improving mesothelioma survival. That…

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Protein May Be Key to Mesothelioma Prognosis
ByAlex Strauss May 29, 2016March 16, 2017

A protein that downregulates the immune system and has been linked to a number of autoimmune disorders may help doctors…

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Mesothelioma Patients With Gene Mutation May Live Longer
ByAlex Strauss May 26, 2016March 16, 2017

There is some good news and some bad news regarding the BAP1 gene and the asbestos-linked cancer, malignant mesothelioma. BAP1…

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New Tests May Lead to Earlier, More Accurate Mesothelioma Diagnosis
ByAlex Strauss May 11, 2016March 16, 2017

Pathologists in Canada and France have identified what they believe are two of the most important tests for distinguishing between…

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In Search of a Diagnostic Blood Test for Mesothelioma
ByAlex Strauss April 12, 2016March 16, 2017

Doctors in Turkey believe they may be a step closer to developing a more sensitive blood test that could improve…

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Promising New Mesothelioma Drug Targets Growth Gene
ByAlex Strauss March 15, 2016March 16, 2017

A cancer drug developed in Great Britain is making news around the world for its apparent ability to slow and…

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Blood Test May Detect Mesothelioma Even Before Symptoms Appear
ByAlex Strauss January 27, 2016March 16, 2017

There is evidence that a new kind of blood test has the potential to detect signs of mesothelioma as early as…

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Biomarkers

DNA Screening May Enhance Mesothelioma Treatment

Lung Cancer or Mesothelioma? BAP1 May be Key

Activin A: A New Biomarker for Mesothelioma Prognosis?

Earlier Mesothelioma Diagnosis with MicroRNAs

Protein May Be Key to Mesothelioma Prognosis

Mesothelioma Patients With Gene Mutation May Live Longer

New Tests May Lead to Earlier, More Accurate Mesothelioma Diagnosis

In Search of a Diagnostic Blood Test for Mesothelioma

Promising New Mesothelioma Drug Targets Growth Gene

Blood Test May Detect Mesothelioma Even Before Symptoms Appear

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