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Alternatives | Asia | International | New Drugs | Treatments

When Chemotherapy Fails: Apatinib May Offer Third-Line Option for Mesothelioma Patients
ByAlex Strauss November 12, 2018November 13, 2018

An investigational drug being developed in China may offer a third lifeline to mesothelioma patients whose cancer does not respond…

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Australia | Genetics | International | Mesothelioma | Research

New Study Sheds Light on Genetic Origins of Malignant Mesothelioma
ByAlex Strauss November 7, 2018

Scientists in Australia have made a big step forward in understanding how a genetic mutation appears to drive the development…

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Asbestos | Diagnosis | Glocal | International | New Studies | New Techniques | Research

This Subset of Mesothelioma Patients May Live Longer
ByAlex Strauss November 5, 2018

A group of mesothelioma experts from around the world has identified a set of criteria linked with longer mesothelioma survival.…

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Europe | International | Prognosis | Surgery | Treatments

Meta-Analysis Finds Lung-Sparing Surgery the Best Option for Most Mesothelioma Patients
ByAlex Strauss November 2, 2018

There is now more evidence to support the growing number of experts who favor lung-sparing P/D surgery over radical extrapleural…

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Glocal | Immune Systems | Multi-Modality Therapy | New Drugs | Prognosis | Research | Treatments

Ofev Fails to Boost Mesothelioma Survival in New Study
ByAlex Strauss October 30, 2018

In the quest to develop new, more effective first-line treatments for malignant pleural mesothelioma, it now looks like Ofev (nintedanib)…

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Asbestos | Europe | International | New Studies | Prognosis | Research

A Less Formal Approach to Connecting Mesothelioma Patients and Researchers
ByAlex Strauss October 26, 2018

Mesothelioma researchers in England are experimenting with an innovative way to connect patients and scientists in the quest for a…

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Europe | International | New Studies | Prognosis | Research

How Doctors Break Bad News May Impact Mesothelioma Survival
ByAlex Strauss October 22, 2018October 22, 2018

For newly diagnosed mesothelioma patients, having a doctor who is too compassionate could have a negative impact on their survival.…

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Australia | Biomarkers | Diagnosis | International | Mesothelioma | New Studies | Prognosis | Research

Lung Fluid Proteins Could be Key to Earlier Mesothelioma Diagnosis
ByAlex Strauss October 11, 2018

Australian researchers say proteins found in lung fluid could hold the key to diagnosing pleural mesothelioma months or even years…

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Asbestos | Compensation | Diagnosis | Europe | International | New Studies | New Techniques | Research

Mesothelioma Genetic “Fingerprint” Could Impact Compensation
ByAlex Strauss October 10, 2018October 9, 2018

A new report suggests that it may be possible to verify that a case of lung cancer or malignant mesothelioma…

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Alternatives | Europe | International | New Studies | Prevention | Research

Inhalable Formula May Be Key to Fighting Mesothelioma with Red Wine
ByAlex Strauss October 10, 2018

Scientists may finally have found a way to make a compound in red wine more effective against lung cancers like…

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International

When Chemotherapy Fails: Apatinib May Offer Third-Line Option for Mesothelioma Patients

New Study Sheds Light on Genetic Origins of Malignant Mesothelioma

This Subset of Mesothelioma Patients May Live Longer

Meta-Analysis Finds Lung-Sparing Surgery the Best Option for Most Mesothelioma Patients

Ofev Fails to Boost Mesothelioma Survival in New Study

A Less Formal Approach to Connecting Mesothelioma Patients and Researchers

How Doctors Break Bad News May Impact Mesothelioma Survival

Lung Fluid Proteins Could be Key to Earlier Mesothelioma Diagnosis

Mesothelioma Genetic “Fingerprint” Could Impact Compensation

Inhalable Formula May Be Key to Fighting Mesothelioma with Red Wine

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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