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Peritoneal Mesothelioma: Genome Sequencing Paves the Way for Personalized Treatments
ByAlex Strauss March 25, 2015March 16, 2017

Genomic medicine experts in the U.S. and Canada have completed a key step in improving the understanding and treatment of…

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Asbestos | Biomarkers | Biopsy | Diagnosis | Europe | International | Prognosis | Updates

When “Breast Cancer” is Actually Mesothelioma
ByAlex Strauss March 19, 2015March 27, 2019

A new case study out of Italy highlights the importance of using all of the available tools – including patient…

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Biomarkers | Chemotherapy | Diagnosis | Europe | International | Prognosis | Treatments | Updates

Mesothelioma Prognosis: Some Markers More Useful than Others
ByAlex Strauss March 16, 2015March 25, 2019

Deciding which treatments to try and determining whether they are working are two of the biggest challenges for patients with…

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Europe | International | Prognosis | Symptoms | Treatments | Updates

Response to Talc Treatment May Predict Mesothelioma Prognosis
ByAlex Strauss February 28, 2015March 26, 2019

How well a mesothelioma patient’s lungs respond to a procedure designed to eliminate excess lung fluid may be a better…

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Asbestos | Diagnosis | Europe | Genetics | International | Prognosis | Research | Scans | Updates

Erionite-Induced Malignant Mesothelioma: Is it Different?
ByAlex Strauss February 20, 2015March 21, 2019

Malignant pleural mesothelioma is usually thought of as an asbestos-related disease. But a growing number of mesothelioma cases are being…

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Biomarkers | Diagnosis | New Studies | Prognosis | Research | Updates

Enzyme May Help Doctors Determine Mesothelioma Prognosis
ByAlex Strauss January 26, 2015March 21, 2019

Cancer researchers in New York say they have found a new way to help determine prognosis for people with malignant pleural…

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Chemotherapy | Diagnosis | Prognosis | Scans | Treatments | Updates

PET Supports Mesothelioma Diagnosis and Prognosis
ByAlex Strauss November 23, 2014March 26, 2019

Positron emission tomography (PET) is a nuclear medicine imaging technique that highlights metabolic activity in the body. PET scanning detects…

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Biomarkers | Diagnosis | Genetics | Prognosis | Research | Updates

BAP1 Mutation May Bode Well for Mesothelioma Survival
ByAlex Strauss November 11, 2014March 20, 2019

A new study has some good news and some bad news for people who carry the BAP1 genetic mutation. The bad…

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Diagnosis | Prognosis | Scans | Surgery | Treatments | Updates

PET/CT and Mesothelioma Staging: Better Imaging Techniques are Needed
ByAlex Strauss October 31, 2014March 26, 2019

Scientists with the Institute of Diagnostic and interventional Radiology at the University Hospital of Zurich have just released a new…

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Biopsy | Diagnosis | New Studies | Prognosis | Research | Updates

Mesothelioma Subtype Predicts Poor Survival Odds
ByAlex Strauss October 29, 2014March 25, 2019

Histological subtyping, which involves classifying mesothelioma types by certain microscopic features, plays a crucial role in diagnosis, treatment, and determining…

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Prognosis

News on Mesothelioma Prognosis

Peritoneal Mesothelioma: Genome Sequencing Paves the Way for Personalized Treatments

When “Breast Cancer” is Actually Mesothelioma

Mesothelioma Prognosis: Some Markers More Useful than Others

Response to Talc Treatment May Predict Mesothelioma Prognosis

Erionite-Induced Malignant Mesothelioma: Is it Different?

Enzyme May Help Doctors Determine Mesothelioma Prognosis

PET Supports Mesothelioma Diagnosis and Prognosis

BAP1 Mutation May Bode Well for Mesothelioma Survival

PET/CT and Mesothelioma Staging: Better Imaging Techniques are Needed

Mesothelioma Subtype Predicts Poor Survival Odds

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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

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