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Predicting Long-Term Mesothelioma Survival After Surgery
ByAlex Strauss July 18, 2015April 1, 2019

Most mesothelioma patients and their families have heard the poor survival statistics associated with this aggressive cancer. But two new…

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

Lower-Cost Mesothelioma Drug May Be as Effective as Gold Standard
ByAlex Strauss July 13, 2015March 25, 2019

A new study suggests that the lower cost chemotherapy drug Gemzar (gemcitabine) combined with a platinum based agent (cisplatin or…

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

Study Finds Peritoneal Mesothelioma More Common in Textile Workers
ByAlex Strauss July 9, 2015March 26, 2019

A new report out of Asia finds that one of the rarest types of mesothelioma is “over-represented” in a group…

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Asbestos | Europe | Genetics | International | Prevention | Research | Updates

Mesothelioma Study Explores “Synergistic” Effect between Genes and Asbestos
ByAlex Strauss July 6, 2015March 16, 2017

Mesothelioma, the so-called “asbestos cancer” may not strike randomly. A new study appears to support the idea that genetics can…

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Chemotherapy | Compensation | Europe | Immunotherapy | International | New Studies | Research | Surgery | Treatments | Updates

British Group Highlights Top Ten Mesothelioma Research Priorities
ByAlex Strauss June 29, 2015March 20, 2019

The potential value of immunotherapy, individualized chemotherapy, second-line treatments, and strategies for patient monitoring are among the top ten priorities…

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Asbestos | Australia | International | Mesothelioma | Prognosis | Statistics | Surgery | Treatments | Updates

Sex Hormones May Account for Better Mesothelioma Survival in Women
ByAlex Strauss June 27, 2015March 26, 2019

There’s evidence that female sex hormones may help explain the better survival rates in women with peritoneal mesothelioma. The news…

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Asbestos | Glocal | Immunotherapy | International | New Studies | Research | Treatments | Updates

New Study Helps Explain How Asbestos Leads to Mesothelioma
ByAlex Strauss June 25, 2015March 26, 2019

New research suggests that tiny proteins called cytokines may be to blame for much of the destruction caused by asbestos…

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

Mesothelioma Cell Growth Slowed with New Gene Therapy
ByAlex Strauss June 20, 2015March 25, 2019

There’s new evidence that therapies that prevent cancer cells from forming new blood vessels may offer a better way to…

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

Elderly Mesothelioma Patients Need “Less Toxic” Treatment Options
ByAlex Strauss June 6, 2015April 22, 2019

A new study of more than 9,000 people suggests that elderly mesothelioma patients would likely live longer if treatments could…

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Biomarkers | Diagnosis | Europe | International | Prognosis | Updates

Gene Test May Lead to More Accurate Mesothelioma Diagnosis
ByAlex Strauss June 3, 2015March 23, 2019

Could the BRCA-1 associated protein 1 (BAP1) gene offer a more accurate way to identify malignant pleural mesothelioma? New research…

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International

Predicting Long-Term Mesothelioma Survival After Surgery

Lower-Cost Mesothelioma Drug May Be as Effective as Gold Standard

Study Finds Peritoneal Mesothelioma More Common in Textile Workers

Mesothelioma Study Explores “Synergistic” Effect between Genes and Asbestos

British Group Highlights Top Ten Mesothelioma Research Priorities

Sex Hormones May Account for Better Mesothelioma Survival in Women

New Study Helps Explain How Asbestos Leads to Mesothelioma

Mesothelioma Cell Growth Slowed with New Gene Therapy

Elderly Mesothelioma Patients Need “Less Toxic” Treatment Options

Gene Test May Lead to More Accurate Mesothelioma Diagnosis

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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