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Mesothelioma Incidence Unaffected by Ambient Asbestos in Cities
ByAlex Strauss September 6, 2017

City dwellers are no more likely to contract malignant pleural mesothelioma from asbestos dust in the air than people who…

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Asbestos | Diagnosis | Glocal | International | New Studies | Research | Scans

Miner Study Finds Mesothelioma Often Undiagnosed
ByAlex Strauss August 31, 2017August 31, 2017

A new study of former South African mine workers suggests that too many asbestos-related diseases may be going undiagnosed. The…

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New Studies | Prognosis | Research | Surgery | Treatments

New Research Finds Little Survival Difference Between Mesothelioma Surgeries
ByAlex Strauss August 29, 2017

The largest analysis of mesothelioma surgery ever done finds little survival difference between lung-sparing and lung-removing surgeries. A team of…

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Alternatives | Europe | Holistic | International | New Studies | Research | Treatments

Preventing and Treating Mesothelioma with Phytochemicals
ByAlex Strauss August 27, 2017

Italian scientists say it may one day be possible to treat or even prevent malignant mesothelioma by harnessing the powerful…

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Chemotherapy | Multi-Modality Therapy | New Studies | Prognosis | Research | Statistics | Treatments

New Report Reveals Disparities in Mesothelioma Treatment
ByAlex Strauss August 23, 2017

A new study of mesothelioma treatment and survival in the US contains some disturbing facts about treatment trends. Among them…

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Europe | Immune Systems | Immunotherapy | International | New Drugs | Prognosis | Research | Treatments

Using Immune Cells to Predict Mesothelioma Outcomes
ByAlex Strauss August 22, 2017August 23, 2017

Immune system cells may be some of the best predictors of mesothelioma outcomes, according to a group of British scientists.…

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Multi-Modality Therapy | New Studies | Research | Statistics | Surgery | Treatments

10-Year Study Confirms Longer Mesothelioma Survival with Trimodal Therapy
ByAlex Strauss August 19, 2017September 11, 2017

Trimodality therapy including surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation appears to give carefully-selected patients the best odds of surviving mesothelioma. In a…

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Asia | Biomarkers | Diagnosis | Immune Systems | Immunotherapy | International | Prognosis | Research | Treatments

These Proteins Appear to Shorten Mesothelioma Survival
ByAlex Strauss August 17, 2017

New evidence suggests that mesothelioma patients whose tumors express two particular proteins do not live as long as other mesothelioma…

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Chemotherapy | Europe | International | New Studies | Research | Treatments

Novel Chemotherapy Technique Appears to Boost Mesothelioma Survival
ByAlex Strauss August 12, 2017

German surgeons are reporting on a potential new way to improve outcomes for people with malignant pleural mesothelioma by infusing…

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Europe | International | Multi-Modality Therapy | New Drugs | New Studies | Research | Treatments

Long-Term Peritoneal Mesothelioma Survival with Apitolisib
ByAlex Strauss August 2, 2017

There is hopeful news this week about the survivability of peritoneal mesothelioma, particularly when relapses are treated with a powerful…

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Research

Mesothelioma Incidence Unaffected by Ambient Asbestos in Cities

Miner Study Finds Mesothelioma Often Undiagnosed

New Research Finds Little Survival Difference Between Mesothelioma Surgeries

Preventing and Treating Mesothelioma with Phytochemicals

New Report Reveals Disparities in Mesothelioma Treatment

Using Immune Cells to Predict Mesothelioma Outcomes

10-Year Study Confirms Longer Mesothelioma Survival with Trimodal Therapy

These Proteins Appear to Shorten Mesothelioma Survival

Novel Chemotherapy Technique Appears to Boost Mesothelioma Survival

Long-Term Peritoneal Mesothelioma Survival with Apitolisib

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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