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Asbestos | Europe | International | Occupations | Statistics | Updates

Are Women More Vulnerable to Mesothelioma from Environmental Asbestos?
ByAlex Strauss December 4, 2014March 20, 2019

Although the study did find an elevated number of mesothelioma cases among plant workers, the biggest mesothelioma burden was among…

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Chemotherapy | Europe | International | New Drugs | New Studies | Research | Treatments | Updates

Oral Drug Combination May Prolong Survival in Previously-Treated Mesothelioma Patients
ByAlex Strauss November 7, 2014March 16, 2017

Doctors in one of the world’s top mesothelioma hotspots say they have found an oral drug combination that appears to…

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Biopsy | Diagnosis | Europe | International | New Techniques | Scans | Updates

Fine Needle Biopsy: An Easier Way to Diagnose Mesothelioma?
ByAlex Strauss November 5, 2014March 23, 2019

IExamining the tissue from a suspected tumor under a microscope is currently the only way to definitively diagnose suspected mesothelioma.…

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Asbestos | Compensation | Europe | International | Occupations | Updates

Report Finds Mesothelioma “Grossly Under-Recognized” in Spain
ByAlex Strauss October 26, 2014March 26, 2019

The newly-published study, was conducted by the Ministry of Health in Madrid and the Department of History of Science at…

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Europe | Immune Systems | Immunotherapy | International | Prognosis | Research | Treatments | Updates

Protein Discovery Could Open Door to New Treatment for 1 in 5 Mesothelioma Patients
ByAlex Strauss October 16, 2014March 16, 2017

That news comes from a team of Spanish researchers presenting their new findings at the European Society of Medical Oncology…

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Asbestos | Europe | International | Occupations | Updates

Winemaker’s Mesothelioma Blamed on Asbestos Filter
ByAlex Strauss October 14, 2014March 27, 2019

Italian researchers are reporting the first case of mesothelioma in a person whose only known exposure to asbestos was in…

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Diagnosis | Europe | International | New Techniques | Prognosis | Scans | Updates

Mesothelioma Diagnosis: Could a New Way of Reading MRIs Replace Surgical Biopsy?
ByAlex Strauss October 9, 2014March 16, 2017

A new way of evaluating MRI images may eventually make more invasive ways of diagnosing mesothelioma unnecessary. That assertion is…

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Biological Therapy | Chemotherapy | Europe | International | Research | Treatments | Updates

Targeting Estrogen Receptor Boosts Effectiveness of Mesothelioma Chemotherapy
ByAlex Strauss October 5, 2014March 16, 2017

Malignant mesothelioma is caused by exposure to asbestos and is notoriously hard to treat. The chemotherapy combination of cisplatin and…

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Asbestos | Europe | International | Occupations | Prevention | Updates

Man-made Insulator Unlikely to Pose Same Mesothelioma Risk as Asbestos
ByAlex Strauss September 30, 2014March 25, 2019

German scientists say a man-made insulating material called refractory ceramic fiber (RCF) is unlikely to raise the risk of lung…

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Asbestos | Europe | International | Statistics | Updates

Study Suggests Asbestos Bans May Take Decades to Lower Mesothelioma Rates
ByAlex Strauss September 12, 2014March 16, 2017

Italy’s 1992 asbestos ban is expected to cause a significant decrease in the number of mesothelioma cases in the country –…

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Europe

Are Women More Vulnerable to Mesothelioma from Environmental Asbestos?

Oral Drug Combination May Prolong Survival in Previously-Treated Mesothelioma Patients

Fine Needle Biopsy: An Easier Way to Diagnose Mesothelioma?

Report Finds Mesothelioma “Grossly Under-Recognized” in Spain

Protein Discovery Could Open Door to New Treatment for 1 in 5 Mesothelioma Patients

Winemaker’s Mesothelioma Blamed on Asbestos Filter

Mesothelioma Diagnosis: Could a New Way of Reading MRIs Replace Surgical Biopsy?

Targeting Estrogen Receptor Boosts Effectiveness of Mesothelioma Chemotherapy

Man-made Insulator Unlikely to Pose Same Mesothelioma Risk as Asbestos

Study Suggests Asbestos Bans May Take Decades to Lower Mesothelioma Rates

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