Mesothelioma Patients Encouraged to Seek Out Clinical Trials
Two cancer experts from MD Anderson Cancer Center at the University of Texas say patients with mesothelioma should be encouraged…
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Soil Mineral Linked to Mesothelioma Deaths in Mexico
Concerns continue to grow over the health threat posed by a mineral called erionite. There is new evidence that erionite…
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Mesothelioma Surgeon Says Proper Staging Key to Radical Surgery Survival
One of the country’s top mesothelioma surgeons has just published a study he says confirms the role of lymph node…
Repeat CRS/HIPEC Improves Survival for Peritoneal Mesothelioma
One of the country’s top peritoneal mesothelioma surgeons has just published a study that may be good news for patients…
Study Defends Use of Radical Surgery for Mesothelioma
A new study says the controversial extrapleural pneumonectomy procedure for mesothelioma can be performed with “acceptable morbidity and mortality”, as…
Mesothelioma Cells Respond Better to Chemotherapy Drug When Pretreated with Two Compounds
There’s new evidence that a transplant anti-rejection drug and a chemical compound similar to curcumin may both increase the mesothelioma-fighting…
NIH Grant May Help Validate Light-Based Therapy for Mesothelioma
University of Pennsylvania researchers studying a promising mesothelioma treatment that kills cancer cells with light will get the opportunity to…
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Fluid Drainage With Chemotherapy May Be Unneeded
Mesothelioma patients undergoing chemotherapy treatment with pemetrexed (Alimta) may be able to avoid one of the more uncomfortable parts of…
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Overall Survival “Significantly Higher” After Second-Line Chemotherapy
Researchers in a country especially prone to mesothelioma say second-line chemotherapy with a drug called gemcitabine can significantly improve survival.…
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Red Wine Compound and Leukemia Drug Target Mesothelioma Cells
The Korean researchers who were the first to study the mesothelioma-fighting effects of a chemical in red wine say combining…