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Surgeons Disagree on Definition of Mesothelioma Surgery
ByAlex Strauss January 22, 2017March 26, 2019

When surgery is indicated for mesothelioma, doctors typically turn to one of two procedures: extrapleural pneumonectomy or pleurectomy/decortication (P/D). Of…

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The Role of Post-Surgical Radiation in Mesothelioma Survival
ByAlex Strauss January 4, 2017March 16, 2017

More research is needed before we will know whether radiotherapy after mesothelioma surgery can improve mesothelioma survival. That’s the conclusion…

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New Drug Delivery System Doubles Mesothelioma Survival
ByAlex Strauss December 28, 2016March 16, 2017

A new method for delivering cancer-fighting drugs directly into mesothelioma tumors has been shown to more that double mesothelioma survival…

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African Plants May Offer New Ways to Treat Mesothelioma
ByAlex Strauss December 25, 2016September 15, 2017

Could compounds found in African plants hold the key to fighting intractable malignant mesothelioma? That is the suggestion of a…

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Innovative Mesothelioma Treatment Uses Cold to Destroy Tumors
ByAlex Strauss December 18, 2016March 16, 2017

Pleural mesothelioma, a tumor that is notoriously resistant to even the most aggressive conventional cancer therapies, is being successfully treated…

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Immunotherapy Drug May Be New Option for Recurrent Mesothelioma
ByAlex Strauss December 16, 2016March 16, 2017

There may be new hope for malignant mesothelioma patients whose cancer recurs after treatment. A presentation at the recent World…

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Australia | International | Mesothelioma | Multi-Modality Therapy | New Drugs | New Studies | Research | Treatments | Updates

Mesothelioma Tumor Growth Discovery May Open Door to Novel Treatments
ByAlex Strauss December 14, 2016March 16, 2017

New research suggests that mesothelioma cells have the ability to form their own new blood vessels, potentially feeding the asbestos…

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New Approach May Improve Safety of Controversial Mesothelioma Surgery
ByAlex Strauss December 9, 2016March 16, 2017

Doctors in Italy say they have found a way to perform a radical mesothelioma surgery called extrapleural pneumonectomy in a…

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New Mesothelioma Immunotherapies Target Key Protein
ByAlex Strauss November 25, 2016March 16, 2017

The cell-surface glycoprotein mesothelin is poised to be a key part of several new immunotherapy approaches for the treatment of…

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

Study Finds Chemotherapy Maximizes Odds of Mesothelioma Survival
ByAlex Strauss November 17, 2016March 16, 2017

A large US study of mesothelioma patients confirms what other studies have suggested: Mesothelioma patients who have chemotherapy live longer…

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Treatments

Surgeons Disagree on Definition of Mesothelioma Surgery

The Role of Post-Surgical Radiation in Mesothelioma Survival

New Drug Delivery System Doubles Mesothelioma Survival

African Plants May Offer New Ways to Treat Mesothelioma

Innovative Mesothelioma Treatment Uses Cold to Destroy Tumors

Immunotherapy Drug May Be New Option for Recurrent Mesothelioma

Mesothelioma Tumor Growth Discovery May Open Door to Novel Treatments

New Approach May Improve Safety of Controversial Mesothelioma Surgery

New Mesothelioma Immunotherapies Target Key Protein

Study Finds Chemotherapy Maximizes Odds of Mesothelioma Survival

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