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Breath Test May Finally Offer a Way to Screen for Pleural Mesothelioma
ByAlex Strauss December 12, 2017

Earlier diagnosis of malignant pleural mesothelioma may be just a breath away. A new Belgian study shows that two kinds…

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Biomarkers | New Studies | Prognosis | Research | Surgery | Treatments

Protein May Help Predict Complications After Peritoneal Mesothelioma Surgery
ByAlex Strauss December 4, 2017

Researchers at MD Anderson Cancer Center say they may have found a way to help predict which peritoneal mesothelioma patients…

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Asbestos | Asia | Biomarkers | Diagnosis | International | Prevention

Immune System Changes Could Signal Mesothelioma Risk
ByAlex Strauss November 30, 2017

The state of an asbestos-exposed person’s immune system might give doctors clues about how likely they are to develop malignant…

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Improving Communication for Mesothelioma Patients and Providers
ByAlex Strauss November 25, 2017

When it comes to communicating with malignant mesothelioma patients and their families, a longitudinal approach where patients are followed throughout…

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Biomarkers | Diagnosis | Immune Systems | Immunotherapy | Research | Treatments

Study Highlights Challenge of Selecting Patients for Mesothelioma Immunotherapy
ByAlex Strauss November 20, 2017

A new study is casting some doubt on the value of a protein called PD-L1 as a way to select…

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Asia | Biomarkers | Diagnosis | Holistic | International | Prognosis | Surgery | Treatments

Better Nutrition Could Mean Longer Survival for Elderly Mesothelioma Patients
ByAlex Strauss November 9, 2017November 9, 2017

Could eating better improve elderly patient’s chances of surviving malignant pleural mesothelioma? Another new study suggests that it may. An…

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Immunotherapy for Mesothelioma: Who Are the Best Candidates?
ByAlex Strauss November 6, 2017November 6, 2017

Immunotherapy is emerging as one of the most promising new treatment approaches for a wide range of cancers, including malignant…

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Biomarkers | Diagnosis | Europe | International | New Drugs | New Studies | Research | Treatments

FGFR Inhibitors May Offer New Way to Treat Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
ByAlex Strauss October 31, 2017

Drugs that inhibit a particular cell signaling pathway might offer a new way to help treat the intractable asbestos cancer,…

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Asbestos | Asia | Biomarkers | Diagnosis | New Studies | Research

BAP1 Test Offers More Accurate Mesothelioma Diagnosis
ByAlex Strauss October 23, 2017

A Chinese research study finds that adding a test for expression of the BAP1 tumor-suppressor protein to standard biomarker testing…

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New Assessment Identifies People at High Risk for Malignant Mesothelioma
ByAlex Strauss October 18, 2017

Scottish researchers say they have come up with a better way to decide which asbestos-exposed people might benefit from mesothelioma…

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Diagnosis

Breath Test May Finally Offer a Way to Screen for Pleural Mesothelioma

Protein May Help Predict Complications After Peritoneal Mesothelioma Surgery

Immune System Changes Could Signal Mesothelioma Risk

Improving Communication for Mesothelioma Patients and Providers

Study Highlights Challenge of Selecting Patients for Mesothelioma Immunotherapy

Better Nutrition Could Mean Longer Survival for Elderly Mesothelioma Patients

Immunotherapy for Mesothelioma: Who Are the Best Candidates?

FGFR Inhibitors May Offer New Way to Treat Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma

BAP1 Test Offers More Accurate Mesothelioma Diagnosis

New Assessment Identifies People at High Risk for Malignant Mesothelioma

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