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Fish and Sunlight May Lower Mesothelioma Risk
ByAlex Strauss November 27, 2017

Want to lower your risk for malignant mesothelioma and other common cancers? Get more sunlight, eat more fish, and consider…

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Diagnosis | Europe | International | New Studies | Research

Improving Communication for Mesothelioma Patients and Providers
ByAlex Strauss November 25, 2017

When it comes to communicating with malignant mesothelioma patients and their families, a longitudinal approach where patients are followed throughout…

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Europe | International | New Studies | Prevention | Radiation Therapy | Research | Treatments

Prophylactic Radiotherapy May Prevent Spread of Pleural Mesothelioma
ByAlex Strauss November 21, 2017

Irradiating the sites where mesothelioma treatments are performed as a way to prevent new tumors is “effective, well tolerated, simple,…

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Biomarkers | Diagnosis | Immune Systems | Immunotherapy | Research | Treatments

Study Highlights Challenge of Selecting Patients for Mesothelioma Immunotherapy
ByAlex Strauss November 20, 2017

A new study is casting some doubt on the value of a protein called PD-L1 as a way to select…

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

High Dose Radiotherapy Improves Mesothelioma Survival in New Study
ByAlex Strauss November 18, 2017

Treating malignant pleural mesothelioma patients with high doses of targeted radiotherapy after surgery or biopsy may significantly extend their lives.…

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Chemotherapy | Multi-Modality Therapy | New Drugs | New Studies | Research | Treatments

Blocking This Cellular Process Could Help Mesothelioma Chemotherapy Work Better
ByAlex Strauss November 13, 2017

Researchers in California and Boston say blocking a process by which cells break down and recycle their components into new…

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Asbestos | Biomarkers | Diagnosis | Immune Systems | Immunotherapy | Research | Treatments | Updates

Immunotherapy for Mesothelioma: Who Are the Best Candidates?
ByAlex Strauss November 6, 2017November 6, 2017

Immunotherapy is emerging as one of the most promising new treatment approaches for a wide range of cancers, including malignant…

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Chemotherapy | Europe | Immune Systems | International | New Drugs | Research | Treatments

Three-Drug Combo is New Standard of Care for Pleural Mesothelioma in France
ByAlex Strauss November 2, 2017

France has a new standard of care for people with unresectable malignant pleural mesothelioma. Along with the chemotherapy drugs cisplatin…

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Biomarkers | Diagnosis | Europe | International | New Drugs | New Studies | Research | Treatments

FGFR Inhibitors May Offer New Way to Treat Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
ByAlex Strauss October 31, 2017

Drugs that inhibit a particular cell signaling pathway might offer a new way to help treat the intractable asbestos cancer,…

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More Evidence that Red Wine Compound Could Fight Mesothelioma
ByAlex Strauss October 27, 2017

There is more evidence that a compound derived from the resveratrol in red wine could have a role to play…

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Research

Fish and Sunlight May Lower Mesothelioma Risk

Improving Communication for Mesothelioma Patients and Providers

Prophylactic Radiotherapy May Prevent Spread of Pleural Mesothelioma

Study Highlights Challenge of Selecting Patients for Mesothelioma Immunotherapy

High Dose Radiotherapy Improves Mesothelioma Survival in New Study

Blocking This Cellular Process Could Help Mesothelioma Chemotherapy Work Better

Immunotherapy for Mesothelioma: Who Are the Best Candidates?

Three-Drug Combo is New Standard of Care for Pleural Mesothelioma in France

FGFR Inhibitors May Offer New Way to Treat Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma

More Evidence that Red Wine Compound Could Fight Mesothelioma

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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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