Multi-Modality Therapy | Prognosis | Radiation Therapy | Statistics | Treatments | Updates Support for Three-Prolonged Mesothelioma Treatment Approach ByAlex Strauss September 10, 2015March 16, 2017 Three treatments are better than one when it comes to malignant pleural mesothelioma. That is the conclusion of a new study…
Australia | Chemotherapy | International | Mesothelioma | Multi-Modality Therapy | Prognosis | Surgery | Treatments | Updates More Experience Equals Better Outcomes for Peritoneal Mesothelioma ByAlex Strauss September 7, 2015March 16, 2017 Thanks to the combination mesothelioma treatment approach of cytoreductive surgery and perioperative intraperitoneal chemotherapy (PIC), the survival odds for patients…
Chemotherapy | Europe | International | Prognosis | Statistics | Surgery | Treatments | Updates Prognostic 'Score' May Help Pick Candidates for Mesothelioma Surgery ByAlex Strauss September 5, 2015March 16, 2017 A team of Swiss doctors has proposed a method of “scoring” mesothelioma patients to determine which patients are the best…
Chemotherapy | Europe | International | Multi-Modality Therapy | New Studies | Prognosis | Research | Treatments | Updates Improving Mesothelioma Response to Chemotherapy ByAlex Strauss August 26, 2015March 16, 2017 Most mesothelioma patients will undergo chemotherapy at some point, whether in preparation for surgery or as a treatment by itself.…
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…
Biomarkers | Biopsy | Diagnosis | New Studies | New Techniques | Prognosis | Research | Updates A New Look at the Complex Process of Mesothelioma Diagnosis ByAlex Strauss August 5, 2015March 20, 2019 Mesothelioma is not only a difficult cancer to treat. It’s also notoriously difficult to diagnose. Because there are no definitive…
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…
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…
New Studies | Prognosis | Research | Statistics | Updates Characteristics of Mesothelioma in Younger Patients ByAlex Strauss July 28, 2015March 21, 2019 A new report finds that mesothelioma has different characteristics in younger people than it does in the more typical older…
Australia | Europe | International | Mesothelioma | Prognosis | Statistics | Surgery | Treatments | Updates 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…