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Irish Physicians Frustrated by Inadequate Training for Mesothelioma Diagnosis
ByAlex Strauss August 18, 2015March 16, 2017

Do general pulmonologists have the training they need to diagnose an illness as rare and challenging as mesothelioma? There is…

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Asbestos | Europe | International | Occupations | Prognosis | Statistics | Updates

Mesothelioma-Causing Power of Asbestos Lingers Long After Contaminating Industry Leaves
ByAlex Strauss August 14, 2015March 16, 2017

There is more evidence that exposure to asbestos can dramatically increase the lifetime odds of developing malignant mesothelioma, even after…

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Asia | Genetics | International | Mesothelioma | New Drugs | Research | Treatments | Updates | Virus

Could a Virus-Delivered Gene Slow Mesothelioma Growth?
ByAlex Strauss August 11, 2015March 21, 2019

Researchers in Japan are enrolling mesothelioma patients into a trial to test whether blocking a growth signaling pathway inside mesothelioma cells…

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Europe | Immune Systems | International | Multi-Modality Therapy | New Drugs | New Studies | Research | Treatments | Updates

Kidney Cancer Drug Slows Mesothelioma Growth in Mice
ByAlex Strauss August 8, 2015March 24, 2019

A drug that has been shown to slow the growth of renal cell carcinoma may have moved a step closer…

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Biomarkers | Biopsy | Chemotherapy | Diagnosis | Europe | International | Mesothelioma Breaking News | Multi-Modality Therapy | Radiation Therapy | Surgery | Treatments | Updates

European Group Issues Updated Treatment Guidelines for Mesothelioma
ByAlex Strauss August 3, 2015March 23, 2019

A group of medical researchers has just released an updated set of clinical practice guidelines for treating patients with malignant…

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Australia | Chemotherapy | International | Mesothelioma | Multi-Modality Therapy | Prognosis | Surgery | Treatments | Updates

Extended Survival of Peritoneal Mesothelioma with Repeat Treatment
ByAlex Strauss August 2, 2015March 23, 2019

There is some good news on the research front for patients with recurrent peritoneal mesothelioma. Doctors at the University of…

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Asbestos | Australia | International | Mesothelioma | New Studies | Prognosis | Research | Updates

Protein Marker Linked to Prognosis in Peritoneal Mesothelioma
ByAlex Strauss July 31, 2015March 26, 2019

A cellular marker that helps tell cancer cells to replicate may be used to predict treatment outcomes in people with…

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Asbestos | Asbestos | Asia | International | Mesothelioma | Occupations | Statistics | Updates

Mesothelioma Not the Only Cancer Threat for Shipbreakers
ByAlex Strauss July 26, 2015March 25, 2019

Mesothelioma is not the only cancer whose incidence is elevated in workers exposed to asbestos. A new Taiwanese study of…

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

Scientific Evidence That Asbestos Bans Prevent Mesothelioma
ByAlex Strauss July 22, 2015March 26, 2019

There is some hopeful news on the mesothelioma front this week. A new study conducted in Sweden suggests asbestos bans…

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

Treating Mesothelioma with Curcumin: Success May Be Predictable
ByAlex Strauss July 19, 2015March 26, 2019

Clinicians may be a step closer to being able to use curcumin to combat aggressive malignant pleural mesothelioma. Curcumin is…

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International

Irish Physicians Frustrated by Inadequate Training for Mesothelioma Diagnosis

Mesothelioma-Causing Power of Asbestos Lingers Long After Contaminating Industry Leaves

Could a Virus-Delivered Gene Slow Mesothelioma Growth?

Kidney Cancer Drug Slows Mesothelioma Growth in Mice

European Group Issues Updated Treatment Guidelines for Mesothelioma

Extended Survival of Peritoneal Mesothelioma with Repeat Treatment

Protein Marker Linked to Prognosis in Peritoneal Mesothelioma

Mesothelioma Not the Only Cancer Threat for Shipbreakers

Scientific Evidence That Asbestos Bans Prevent Mesothelioma

Treating Mesothelioma with Curcumin: Success May Be Predictable

United States Sources

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