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Immunotherapy Drug May Be New Option for Recurrent Mesothelioma
ByAlex Strauss December 16, 2016March 16, 2017

There may be new hope for malignant mesothelioma patients whose cancer recurs after treatment. A presentation at the recent World…

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Australia | International | Mesothelioma | Multi-Modality Therapy | New Drugs | New Studies | Research | Treatments | Updates

Mesothelioma Tumor Growth Discovery May Open Door to Novel Treatments
ByAlex Strauss December 14, 2016March 16, 2017

New research suggests that mesothelioma cells have the ability to form their own new blood vessels, potentially feeding the asbestos…

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Asbestos | Europe | International | New Studies | Prevention | Research | Updates

The Hidden Mesothelioma Risk in Italy’s Drinking Water
ByAlex Strauss December 12, 2016March 16, 2017

Thousands of people who live or travel in Italy may be at risk for peritoneal mesothelioma and other abdominal cancers…

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Europe | International | Multi-Modality Therapy | New Studies | Research | Surgery | Treatments | Updates

New Approach May Improve Safety of Controversial Mesothelioma Surgery
ByAlex Strauss December 9, 2016March 16, 2017

Doctors in Italy say they have found a way to perform a radical mesothelioma surgery called extrapleural pneumonectomy in a…

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Australia | Biomarkers | Canada | Diagnosis | International | Mesothelioma | Prognosis | Updates

International Team Identifies Potential New Mesothelioma Biomarker
ByAlex Strauss December 6, 2016March 16, 2017

A team of international researchers say they have identified a promising new biomarker for malignant pleural mesothelioma, a rare but…

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Europe | Genetics | International | Research | Updates

Exome Sequencing Helps Reveal Origins of Mesothelioma Tumor
ByAlex Strauss December 4, 2016March 16, 2017

A type of genetic sequencing called whole exome sequencing (WES) may help scientists unlock the underlying causes of pleural mesothelioma…

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Asbestos | Diagnosis | Europe | International | Occupations | Statistics | Updates

Swedish Mesothelioma Rates Unaffected By Asbestos Ban
ByAlex Strauss December 1, 2016March 16, 2017

The asbestos ban instituted in Sweden more than 30 years ago had still not had any measurable impact on the incidence…

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Asbestos | Asia | Immune Systems | International | Mesothelioma | Research | Updates

Asbestos-Related T-Cell Changes Help Explain Mesothelioma Development
ByAlex Strauss November 28, 2016March 16, 2017

Researchers in Japan have taken another step toward understanding how asbestos causes malignant mesothelioma. Exposure to airborne asbestos fibers is…

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

New Clinical Trial Aims to Create Bioresource for Improved Mesothelioma Diagnosis
ByAlex Strauss November 26, 2016March 16, 2017

Malignant mesothelioma is not only one of the rarest and most difficult-to-treat cancers. It is also among the hardest to…

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Compensation | Diagnosis | Europe | International | New Studies | Research | Updates

Psychological Needs of Mesothelioma Patients Differ from Lung Cancer
ByAlex Strauss November 23, 2016March 16, 2017

New research suggests that, even though pleural mesothelioma is considered a type of lung cancer, people with the asbestos cancer…

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Immunotherapy Drug May Be New Option for Recurrent Mesothelioma

Mesothelioma Tumor Growth Discovery May Open Door to Novel Treatments

The Hidden Mesothelioma Risk in Italy’s Drinking Water

New Approach May Improve Safety of Controversial Mesothelioma Surgery

International Team Identifies Potential New Mesothelioma Biomarker

Exome Sequencing Helps Reveal Origins of Mesothelioma Tumor

Swedish Mesothelioma Rates Unaffected By Asbestos Ban

Asbestos-Related T-Cell Changes Help Explain Mesothelioma Development

New Clinical Trial Aims to Create Bioresource for Improved Mesothelioma Diagnosis

Psychological Needs of Mesothelioma Patients Differ from Lung Cancer

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

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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