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Heartland Teachers Face Mesothelioma Risk in the Classroom
ByAlex Strauss October 9, 2018October 9, 2018

Even though teaching is not a profession typically associated with asbestos exposure, a newly published report out of Wisconsin offers…

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Asbestos | New Studies | Prognosis | Research | Surgery | Treatments

Short Term Mesothelioma Survival Better with Conservative Surgery
ByAlex Strauss October 8, 2018

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have added their voices to the ongoing debate over the…

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Europe | International | Multi-Modality Therapy | New Studies | Radiation Therapy | Research | Surgery | Treatments

New Study Points to Benefits of IMRT for Mesothelioma Treatment
ByAlex Strauss September 24, 2018September 22, 2018

There is more evidence that mesothelioma patients who have lung sparing surgery can live longer if it’s followed up with…

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Diagnosis | New Studies | New Techniques | Prognosis | Research

Advanced Computer Program Might Pinpoint Mesothelioma Sooner
ByAlex Strauss September 19, 2018

Scientists at New York University School of Medicine have successfully used a sophisticated computer program to distinguish between different types…

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Alternatives | Asia | International | Multi-Modality Therapy | New Studies | Research | Treatments

Radiofrequency Ablation for Recurrent Mesothelioma: A New Treatment Option?
ByAlex Strauss September 17, 2018September 14, 2018

A procedure normally used to help alleviate pain has been used to successfully stop a case of recurrent malignant pleural…

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Multi-Modality Therapy | New Studies | Radiation Therapy | Research | Treatments

Radiotherapy LIkely to Play a Bigger Role in Future Mesothelioma Therapy
ByAlex Strauss September 15, 2018September 13, 2018

New research suggests that radiotherapy is likely to play a larger role in the multi-modal treatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma…

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Asbestos | Australia | International | Mesothelioma | New Studies | Research | Statistics

Mesothelioma Survival Odds Better for Women Than Men
ByAlex Strauss September 12, 2018September 12, 2018

Women diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma tend to live longer than men with the same disease. Australian researchers say understanding exactly…

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Asbestos | Diagnosis | Europe | Genetics | International | Research

Pleural Mesothelioma Risk: Genes and Exposure Both Play a Role
ByAlex Strauss September 10, 2018

When it comes to the development of malignant pleural mesothelioma, your job and your relatives both appear to play critical…

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Alternatives | Glocal | Multi-Modality Therapy | New Studies | Research | Treatments

Electricity-based Mesothelioma Treatment Moves a Step Closer to FDA Approval
ByAlex Strauss September 8, 2018September 8, 2018

Calling it an “extremely promising therapeutic option” that demonstrates “an impressive extension of median overall survival”, researchers testing a new…

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Asia | International | Multi-Modality Therapy | New Studies | Prognosis | Research | Treatments

Mobile App Could Help Mesothelioma Patients Find New Treatments
ByAlex Strauss September 6, 2018

Mesothelioma patients now have a high-tech new way to connect with cutting edge mesothelioma treatments around the world – for…

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Research

Heartland Teachers Face Mesothelioma Risk in the Classroom

Short Term Mesothelioma Survival Better with Conservative Surgery

New Study Points to Benefits of IMRT for Mesothelioma Treatment

Advanced Computer Program Might Pinpoint Mesothelioma Sooner

Radiofrequency Ablation for Recurrent Mesothelioma: A New Treatment Option?

Radiotherapy LIkely to Play a Bigger Role in Future Mesothelioma Therapy

Mesothelioma Survival Odds Better for Women Than Men

Pleural Mesothelioma Risk: Genes and Exposure Both Play a Role

Electricity-based Mesothelioma Treatment Moves a Step Closer to FDA Approval

Mobile App Could Help Mesothelioma Patients Find New Treatments

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), UNITED STATES

Creighton University School of Medicine, UNITED STATES

David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, UNITED STATES

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, UNITED STATES

Mayo Clinic, UNITED STATES

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

Wake Forest University School of Medicine, UNITED STATES