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Chemotherapy for Mesothelioma May Work Better with TroVax
ByAlex Strauss December 30, 2018

UK researchers say a cancer vaccine called Trovax has the potential to boost the power of chemotherapy for mesothelioma. Chemotherapy…

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Chemotherapy | Europe | International | Multi-Modality Therapy | Treatments

Faster Mesothelioma Chemotherapy Deemed “Safe and Feasible”
ByAlex Strauss December 26, 2018

Researchers in The Netherlands say it may be possible to deliver faster mesothelioma chemotherapy without doing any additional damage to…

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Asia | International | Multi-Modality Therapy | Prognosis | Treatments

Mesothelioma Staging May be Easier with New Approach
ByAlex Strauss December 23, 2018

Japanese researchers have introduced a new approach to mesothelioma staging. The new system may make it easier to plan treatment…

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Alternatives | Asbestos | Europe | International | New Studies | Research

Stress in Mesothelioma Patients During the Holidays
ByAlex Strauss December 20, 2018

Every mesothelioma sufferer feels it, but there is very little data on emotional stress in mesothelioma patients and asbestos-exposed people.…

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Canada | International | Prevention | Symptoms | Treatments

Shortness of Breath Treatment Can ‘Seed’ New Mesothelioma Tumors
ByAlex Strauss December 17, 2018December 17, 2018

Mesothelioma patients who get pleural catheters to help with shortness of breath may pay a high price. New research shows…

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Asia | Immunotherapy | International | Research | Treatments | Virus

Virotherapy for Mesothelioma Can Be More Effective
ByAlex Strauss December 15, 2018

Hong Kong researchers may have found a way to get around one of the biggest challenges of virotherapy for mesothelioma.…

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Europe | International | Prognosis | Radiation Therapy | Surgery | Treatments

Combination Therapy with Mesothelioma Surgery Leads to Longer Survival
ByAlex Strauss December 13, 2018

A new study finds almost a quarter of people who had combination therapy with mesothelioma surgery were still alive five…

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Asbestos | Asia | Diagnosis | International | New Techniques | Prognosis

Japanese Discovery Could Lead to New Mesothelioma Blood Test
ByAlex Strauss December 1, 2018December 7, 2018

A discovery in Japan could lead to a more effective mesothelioma blood test for mesothelioma diagnosis. Japanese scientists say they…

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

Study Suggests Sugar Supplement Could Slow Growth of Mesothelioma
ByAlex Strauss November 23, 2018November 23, 2018

A sugar supplement might be able to slow the growth of mesothelioma and others types of cancer. The sugar supplement…

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Asbestos | Chemotherapy | Europe | International | Multi-Modality Therapy | Surgery | Treatments

Mesothelioma Surgery PD Comparison
ByAlex Strauss November 20, 2018

Lung-sparing surgery is another name for pleurectomy/decortication (PD). In PD, surgeons take out as much mesothelioma cancer as they can…

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International

Chemotherapy for Mesothelioma May Work Better with TroVax

Faster Mesothelioma Chemotherapy Deemed “Safe and Feasible”

Mesothelioma Staging May be Easier with New Approach

Stress in Mesothelioma Patients During the Holidays

Shortness of Breath Treatment Can ‘Seed’ New Mesothelioma Tumors

Virotherapy for Mesothelioma Can Be More Effective

Combination Therapy with Mesothelioma Surgery Leads to Longer Survival

Japanese Discovery Could Lead to New Mesothelioma Blood Test

Study Suggests Sugar Supplement Could Slow Growth of Mesothelioma

Mesothelioma Surgery PD Comparison

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), UNITED STATES

Creighton University School of Medicine, UNITED STATES

David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, UNITED STATES

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, UNITED STATES

Mayo Clinic, UNITED STATES

Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, UNITED STATES

National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health, UNITED STATES

University of Chicago, Medical Center, UNITED STATES

University of Maryland School of Medicine, UNITED STATES

University of Hawaii Cancer Center, UNITED STATES

Wake Forest University School of Medicine, UNITED STATES