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Could Other Gene Mutations Be Behind Mesothelioma?
A mutation of the BAP1 gene may not be the only reason mesothelioma can sometimes run in families. A more…
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Peritoneal Mesothelioma Rates Higher in Italy’s Asbestos-Producing Regions
Some Italian workers are paying a high price for Italy’s former position as the top European producer of asbestos. According… -
Support for Three-Prolonged Mesothelioma Treatment Approach
Three treatments are better than one when it comes to malignant pleural mesothelioma. That is the conclusion of a new study… -
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Prognostic 'Score' May Help Pick Candidates for Mesothelioma Surgery
A team of Swiss doctors has proposed a method of “scoring” mesothelioma patients to determine which patients are the best… -
Older Mesothelioma Patients Not Necessarily at HIgher Risk from Surgery
A new study from the University of Chicago has a positive message for older people with malignant pleural mesothelioma: Lung-sparing… -
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Beyond Mesothelioma: Asbestos Linked to Digestive Cancers
Scientists have long known that mesothelioma, an aggressive cancer that affects the membrane around organs, is not the only cancer… -
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Irish Physicians Frustrated by Inadequate Training for Mesothelioma Diagnosis
Do general pulmonologists have the training they need to diagnose an illness as rare and challenging as mesothelioma? There is… -
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Mesothelioma-Causing Power of Asbestos Lingers Long After Contaminating Industry Leaves
There is more evidence that exposure to asbestos can dramatically increase the lifetime odds of developing malignant mesothelioma, even after… -
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Characteristics of Mesothelioma in Younger Patients
A new report finds that mesothelioma has different characteristics in younger people than it does in the more typical older… -
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Mesothelioma Not the Only Cancer Threat for Shipbreakers
Mesothelioma is not the only cancer whose incidence is elevated in workers exposed to asbestos. A new Taiwanese study of…
