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Genetic Mutation Improves Mesothelioma Survival Odds
ByAlex Strauss May 6, 2015March 23, 2019

Another new study has been released that supports the idea that mesothelioma patients who are missing the tumor suppressor called…

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Mesothelioma Breaking News | New Drugs | New Studies | Research | Treatments | Updates

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

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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Diagnosis | Europe | International | New Studies | New Techniques | Research | Updates

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

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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Asia | International | New Studies | Research | Symptoms | Treatments | Updates

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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New Studies | Research | Surgery | Symptoms | Treatments | Updates

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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Chemotherapy | Europe | Immune Systems | Immunotherapy | International | New Drugs | Research | Treatments | Updates | Vaccine

Immunotherapy Drug: More May be Better for Advanced Mesothelioma
ByAlex Strauss March 31, 2015March 24, 2019

The same team of Italian researchers that first reported on the safety and efficacy of the immunotherapy drug tremelimumab for…

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Immune Systems | Mesothelioma Breaking News | New Drugs | Research | Treatments | Updates | Vaccine

Mesothelioma Vaccine Receives Orphan Drug Approval
ByAlex Strauss March 30, 2015March 25, 2019

Mesothelioma patients who are not candidates for surgery may soon have another treatment option. The FDA has granted orphan drug…

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Research

Genetic Mutation Improves Mesothelioma Survival Odds

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

Immunotherapy Drug: More May be Better for Advanced Mesothelioma

Mesothelioma Vaccine Receives Orphan Drug Approval

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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