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Best New Hope for Mesothelioma Diagnosis and Treatment in 2016
ByAlex Strauss January 6, 2016September 15, 2017

Living with malignant mesothelioma can be an emotional roller coaster. On one hand, the prognosis for mesothelioma patients remains relatively…

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Biomarkers for Mesothelioma Diagnosis and Prognosis
ByAlex Strauss December 15, 2015March 16, 2017

Identifying mesothelioma biomarkers may be the key to diagnosing the asbestos cancer earlier and determining the most effective mesothelioma treatments.…

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Using Biomarkers to Diagnose Mesothelioma Earlier
ByAlex Strauss October 23, 2015March 16, 2017

One of the biggest challenges in the treatment of mesothelioma is diagnosing the disease when it is in its earliest…

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Mesothelioma Research Gets a Boost From New Tissue Bank
ByAlex Strauss October 18, 2015March 16, 2017

A new biobank of mesothelioma cell samples in the UK is set to help advance mesothelioma research around the world.…

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Lung Fluid Versus Tissue Biopsy for Mesothelioma Diagnosis
ByAlex Strauss October 9, 2015March 16, 2017

Testing for certain biomarkers in lung fluid may offer a reliable way to help diagnose malignant mesothelioma, even without a…

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Irish Physicians Frustrated by Inadequate Training for Mesothelioma Diagnosis
ByAlex Strauss August 18, 2015March 16, 2017

Do general pulmonologists have the training they need to diagnose an illness as rare and challenging as mesothelioma? There is…

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A New Look at the Complex Process of Mesothelioma Diagnosis
ByAlex Strauss August 5, 2015March 20, 2019

Mesothelioma is not only a difficult cancer to treat. It’s also notoriously difficult to diagnose. Because there are no definitive…

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European Group Issues Updated Treatment Guidelines for Mesothelioma
ByAlex Strauss August 3, 2015March 23, 2019

A group of medical researchers has just released an updated set of clinical practice guidelines for treating patients with malignant…

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Even Minimal Asbestos Exposure May Trigger Mesothelioma in People with Gene Mutation
ByAlex Strauss July 1, 2015March 16, 2017

Asbestos exposure can be deadly for anyone, but new research suggests that some people are more likely to develop mesothelioma…

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Gene Test May Lead to More Accurate Mesothelioma Diagnosis
ByAlex Strauss June 3, 2015March 23, 2019

Could the BRCA-1 associated protein 1 (BAP1) gene offer a more accurate way to identify malignant pleural mesothelioma? New research…

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Biomarkers

Best New Hope for Mesothelioma Diagnosis and Treatment in 2016

Biomarkers for Mesothelioma Diagnosis and Prognosis

Using Biomarkers to Diagnose Mesothelioma Earlier

Mesothelioma Research Gets a Boost From New Tissue Bank

Lung Fluid Versus Tissue Biopsy for Mesothelioma Diagnosis

Irish Physicians Frustrated by Inadequate Training for Mesothelioma Diagnosis

A New Look at the Complex Process of Mesothelioma Diagnosis

European Group Issues Updated Treatment Guidelines for Mesothelioma

Even Minimal Asbestos Exposure May Trigger Mesothelioma in People with Gene Mutation

Gene Test May Lead to More Accurate Mesothelioma Diagnosis

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