Fast Neutron Radiotherapy Not an Answer for Mesothelioma
A special kind of targeted radiotherapy that uses high energy neutrons instead of protons or electrons to kill cancer cells…
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Adequate Pain Control Unlikely to Decrease Survival in Mesothelioma Patients
Giving advanced mesothelioma patients and others with advanced cancer enough medication to keep their pain in check will not hasten… -
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A New Prognostic Index for Mesothelioma?
Researchers in Japan have come up with what they say is the most up-to-date way to accurately predict outcomes in… -
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Surgery May Not Improve Life for Mesothelioma Patients with Minimal Symptoms
Mesothelioma patients who are not yet having significant symptoms may want to hold off on surgery to remove their diseased… -
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Immunotherapy Drug: More May be Better for Advanced Mesothelioma
The same team of Italian researchers that first reported on the safety and efficacy of the immunotherapy drug tremelimumab for… -
Mesothelioma Vaccine Receives Orphan Drug Approval
Mesothelioma patients who are not candidates for surgery may soon have another treatment option. The FDA has granted orphan drug… -
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Novel Delivery System Could Make Spice Compound a Viable Mesothelioma Treatment
A team of Italian researchers have developed a delivery system that may one day help more mesothelioma patients benefit from… -
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HIPEC Variation May Benefit Frail Mesothelioma Patients
A method of delivering heated chemotherapy drugs to the abdomen after the surgical wound has been closed may produce better… -
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Mesothelioma Prognosis: Some Markers More Useful than Others
Deciding which treatments to try and determining whether they are working are two of the biggest challenges for patients with… -
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New Delivery System May Make Popular Mesothelioma Drug More Effective
There is new evidence that an advanced method of delivering medicine directly into diseased cells could help make the world’s…
