Erionite-Induced Malignant Mesothelioma: Is it Different?
Malignant pleural mesothelioma is usually thought of as an asbestos-related disease. But a growing number of mesothelioma cases are being…
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Asia | Canada | Chemotherapy | Europe | International | New Studies | Research | Surgery | Treatments | Updates
Refining CRS-HIPEC for Peritoneal Mesothelioma
Three new international studies are helping to refine a treatment for peritoneal mesothelioma that involves rinsing the body cavity… -
Evidence Supports Radiotherapy for Mesothelioma Pain Relief
European researchers have a bit of good news for patients coping with the pain that often accompanies late stage malignant… -
Asbestos | Europe | International | Prevention | Updates
Report Highlights Mesothelioma Danger in Home Repairs
A new article published in a Danish medical journal highlights the potential mesothelioma danger of certain kinds of do-it-yourself home… -
Europe | International | Prevention | Radiation Therapy | Surgery | Treatments | Updates
New Mesothelioma Trial: Radiation for Prevention?
Mesothelioma patients at risk for a serious treatment complication called procedure tract metastasis (PTM) may face a more promising prognosis when the results… -
Asbestos | Europe | Glocal | International | Statistics | Updates
Italian Report Details “Global Mesothelioma Epidemic”
Two Italian researchers say mesothelioma has reached epidemic proportions in some parts of the world and does not appear to… -
Chemotherapy | Europe | International | Symptoms | Treatments | Updates
Mesothelioma Chemotherapy Side-Effect Mimics Scleroderma, Infection
The antifolate pemetrexed (Alimta) is the first and is only drug approved by the FDA specifically to treat malignant mesothelioma,… -
Europe | International | New Drugs | New Studies | Research | Treatments | Updates
Mesothelioma Patients May Need Medication to Reduce Clot Risk
Researchers in Ankara, Turkey have just released a new study on the increased risk of thromboembolic events (TEEs) in patients… -
Biomarkers | Diagnosis | Europe | International | New Techniques | Updates
In Search of a Better Mesothelioma Blood Test
A team from the Center of Molecular Medicine in Bochum, Germany tested the blood of 43 male mesothelioma patients along… -
Biomarkers | Diagnosis | Europe | Genetics | International | Research | Statistics | Updates
BAP1 Mutation Unlikely to Trigger Sporadic Mesothelioma
But researchers at the Clinic of Oncology at the University Hospital of Zurich and University Hospitals in Leuven, Belgium say…
