Estrogen Signaling Genes May be Secret to Survival for Women with Mesothelioma
Scientists think they now have a better understanding of why most women with mesothelioma live longer than men. Malignant mesothelioma…
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Radiotherapy Outcomes in Mesothelioma Linked to Metabolism
Italian researchers say metabolic markers may hold the key to predicting radiotherapy outcomes in people with mesothelioma. Metabolism is the…
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Standard Biomarkers for Pleural Mesothelioma “Not Useful” for Immunotherapy
Two of the most important biomarkers for pleural mesothelioma are not much help when it comes to tracking response to…
Epithelioid Subtype Leads to Longer Survival Regardless of Treatment
Danish researchers say people with the epithelioid subtype of pleural mesothelioma tend to live longer than those with other subtypes,…
Autoimmune Disease and Mesothelioma: Will it Impact Survival?
A new lung cancer study suggests that having an autoimmune disease will not necessarily lead to shorter cancer survival. This…
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Predicting Mesothelioma Survival with Routine Clinical Tests
UK researchers say predicting mesothelioma survival does not have to be complicated. Their new study shows routine doctor’s office tests…
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Breakthroughs in Mesothelioma in 2020
In spite of a global pandemic, there were some major breakthroughs in mesothelioma in 2020 that made the year a…
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High PD-L1 Levels Could Be Bad News for Mesothelioma Surgery Candidates
Yet another new study has found a link between PD-L1 levels and mesothelioma survival – this time in people slated…
Age is a Factor in Mesothelioma Survival After Surgery
Age appears to be one of the biggest predictors of mesothelioma survival after surgery. This holds true no matter which…
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Mesothelioma Staging: Laparoscopy May Find Tumors PET-CT Misses
Cancer researchers at Baylor College of Medicine say diagnostic laparoscopy (DL) improves the accuracy of pleural mesothelioma staging prior to…