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New Chemotherapy Approach Shrinks Mesothelioma Tumor in Japanese Patient
ByAlex Strauss February 4, 2016March 16, 2017

There is some potentially good news for mesothelioma patients who can’t tolerate pemetrexed, the most popular chemotherapy drug for the…

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Malignant Mesothelioma and the Cancer-Fighting Power of Blue Green Algae
ByAlex Strauss January 24, 2016March 16, 2017

A new study on spirulina and cancer may have implications for people undergoing treatment for malignant pleural mesothelioma. A pair…

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Blood Test Predicts Mesothelioma Surgery Outcomes
ByAlex Strauss January 22, 2016March 16, 2017

The medical community remains deeply divided over the risks and benefits of surgery for malignant pleural mesothelioma, making the decision…

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Pleural Effusion Treatment May Be Less Effective in Mesothelioma Patients
ByAlex Strauss January 17, 2016March 16, 2017

A procedure used to treat one of the most common side effects of malignant pleural mesothelioma may be less effective…

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The Challenge of Diagnosing Malignant Mesothelioma
ByAlex Strauss November 27, 2015March 16, 2017

The case of a Japanese man whose mesothelioma went undetected until it claimed his life seven months later highlights the…

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Trimodal Mesothelioma Treatment May Not Be Worth the Risk
ByAlex Strauss November 20, 2015March 26, 2019

Japanese researchers say trimodality treatment for mesothelioma that includes chemotherapy, extrapleural pneumonectomy (EPP), and post-surgical radiation may not be beneficial enough…

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Mesothelioma Patients May Avoid Chemotherapy Rash with This Medicine
ByAlex Strauss November 4, 2015March 16, 2017

Patients undergoing chemotherapy for mesothelioma may avoid the rash associated with the chemotherapy drug pemetrexed if they take a small…

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Asbestos Building Products Expected to Cause Thousands of Korean Mesothelioma Deaths
ByAlex Strauss October 30, 2015March 16, 2017

Asbestos containing products are expected to claim the lives of as many as 3,400 people from mesothelioma and other asbestos-related…

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Improving Mesothelioma Chemotherapy with New Drug Delivery Method
ByAlex Strauss October 20, 2015March 16, 2017

Delivering an encapsulated form of the chemotherapy drug pemetrexed (Alimta) directly into the pleural cavity where mesothelioma starts, may offer…

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Could a Virus-Delivered Gene Slow Mesothelioma Growth?
ByAlex Strauss August 11, 2015March 21, 2019

Researchers in Japan are enrolling mesothelioma patients into a trial to test whether blocking a growth signaling pathway inside mesothelioma cells…

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Asia

New Chemotherapy Approach Shrinks Mesothelioma Tumor in Japanese Patient

Malignant Mesothelioma and the Cancer-Fighting Power of Blue Green Algae

Blood Test Predicts Mesothelioma Surgery Outcomes

Pleural Effusion Treatment May Be Less Effective in Mesothelioma Patients

The Challenge of Diagnosing Malignant Mesothelioma

Trimodal Mesothelioma Treatment May Not Be Worth the Risk

Mesothelioma Patients May Avoid Chemotherapy Rash with This Medicine

Asbestos Building Products Expected to Cause Thousands of Korean Mesothelioma Deaths

Improving Mesothelioma Chemotherapy with New Drug Delivery Method

Could a Virus-Delivered Gene Slow Mesothelioma Growth?

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