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New studies reveal significant medical progression for mesothelioma patients of all stages. Know which treatments are working best and which aren’t.

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Surgery Remains “Cornerstone” of Mesothelioma Treatment
ByAlex Strauss May 10, 2015March 26, 2019

A major new study of more than 14,000 mesothelioma patients diagnosed between 1973 and 2009 finds that surgery appears to…

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IMRT for Long-Term Survival After Mesothelioma Surgery
ByAlex Strauss May 8, 2015March 24, 2019

Intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) can safely slow or even stop mesothelioma progression after surgery as long as the dose…

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Skin Cancer Drug Produces Exceptional Results in New Mesothelioma Trial
ByAlex Strauss May 2, 2015March 26, 2019

A drug approved to treat skin cancer has produced what researchers are calling “unprecedented” control of malignant pleural mesothelioma. As…

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Light-Based Therapy Extends Mesothelioma Survival
ByAlex Strauss April 29, 2015May 23, 2019

The newest research on photodynamic therapy appears to confirm what multiple recent studies have found – that PDT is a…

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Diagnosing Mesothelioma from Pleural Fluid: The Cell Block Technique
ByAlex Strauss April 21, 2015March 21, 2019

Turkish researchers say a method for concentrating cancer cells from the lung fluid of mesothelioma and lung cancer patients into a single…

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Mesothelioma and Hematologic Cancers: The Radiation Connection
ByAlex Strauss April 15, 2015March 25, 2019

A multi-center study involving mesothelioma patients from around the world has revealed some new information about the possible connection between…

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Fast Neutron Radiotherapy Not an Answer for Mesothelioma
ByAlex Strauss April 11, 2015March 23, 2019

A special kind of targeted radiotherapy that uses high energy neutrons instead of protons or electrons to kill cancer cells…

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Adequate Pain Control Unlikely to Decrease Survival in Mesothelioma Patients
ByAlex Strauss April 9, 2015March 16, 2017

Giving advanced mesothelioma patients and others with advanced cancer enough medication to keep their pain in check will not hasten…

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Surgery May Not Improve Life for Mesothelioma Patients with Minimal Symptoms
ByAlex Strauss April 2, 2015March 16, 2017

Mesothelioma patients who are not yet having significant symptoms may want to hold off on surgery to remove their diseased…

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Novel Delivery System Could Make Spice Compound a Viable Mesothelioma Treatment
ByAlex Strauss March 28, 2015March 16, 2017

A team of Italian researchers have developed a delivery system that may one day help more mesothelioma patients benefit from…

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New Studies

Surgery Remains “Cornerstone” of Mesothelioma Treatment

IMRT for Long-Term Survival After Mesothelioma Surgery

Skin Cancer Drug Produces Exceptional Results in New Mesothelioma Trial

Light-Based Therapy Extends Mesothelioma Survival

Diagnosing Mesothelioma from Pleural Fluid: The Cell Block Technique

Mesothelioma and Hematologic Cancers: The Radiation Connection

Fast Neutron Radiotherapy Not an Answer for Mesothelioma

Adequate Pain Control Unlikely to Decrease Survival in Mesothelioma Patients

Surgery May Not Improve Life for Mesothelioma Patients with Minimal Symptoms

Novel Delivery System Could Make Spice Compound a Viable Mesothelioma Treatment

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