Mobile App Could Help Mesothelioma Patients Find New Treatments
Mesothelioma patients now have a high-tech new way to connect with cutting edge mesothelioma treatments around the world – for…
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Mesothelioma Tumors Thrive in Low Oxygen Environment
South Korean researchers have uncovered a clue that might help explain why mesothelioma tumors are so aggressive — and what…
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Telomere Length May Be Key to Earlier Detection of Pleural Mesothelioma
Japanese pathologists have a new theory that may lead to earlier detection and better outcomes for people with malignant pleural…
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Opdivo for Malignant Mesothelioma: Could a Lower Dose Work?
There is new evidence that low doses of the drug Opdivo (nivolumab) may extend lung cancer survival as well as…
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Hundreds of Mesothelioma Deaths Predicted for Taiwan
Taiwanese cancer researchers say a total asbestos ban is “urgently needed” to help stem the tide of pleural mesothelioma cases…
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Nurse Compassion May Improve Mesothelioma Outcomes
Recent research suggests that how people with lung cancers like pleural mesothelioma are treated by their oncology nurses can have…
New Study Examines Early Recurrence of Peritoneal Mesothelioma After Surgery
There is some good news and some bad news this week for patients with malignant peritoneal mesothelioma, an aggressive form…
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Life After Mesothelioma Can Still Be a Challenge
A new Japanese study has some sobering news for people hoping to survive malignant mesothelioma: Life after mesothelioma can still…
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Hard-to-Find Therapy Fights Mesothelioma Tumors with Carbon Ions
Carbon ion therapy—a cancer treatment developed in California but currently only available outside the US—may have the ability to significantly…
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New Surgical Technique May Improve Mesothelioma Survival
A new study is asking the question, is it possible to remove a malignant mesothelioma tumor with pleurectomy-decortication (P/D) without risking…