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Could Deliberate Lung Collapse Make Mesothelioma Procedure Safer?
ByAlex Strauss March 10, 2015March 21, 2019

A group of researchers in the Oxford University Centre for Respiratory Medicine have evidence that, in certain cases,deliberately collapsing a…

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Biological Therapy | Multi-Modality Therapy | New Drugs | New Studies | Research | Treatments | Updates

Orphan Drug Approval Could Mean New Mesothelioma Treatment Option
ByAlex Strauss March 8, 2015March 26, 2019

A drug designed to fight cancer by destroying the stem cells that give rise to new cancer cells has been…

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Chemotherapy | Europe | International | Multi-Modality Therapy | Radiation Therapy | Surgery | Treatments | Updates

Mesothelioma Patients Live Longer with Multimodal Treatment
ByAlex Strauss March 5, 2015March 25, 2019

Another new study has confirmed that a multimodal approach – in which multiple treatments are used together – is the…

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Europe | International | Prognosis | Symptoms | Treatments | Updates

Response to Talc Treatment May Predict Mesothelioma Prognosis
ByAlex Strauss February 28, 2015March 26, 2019

How well a mesothelioma patient’s lungs respond to a procedure designed to eliminate excess lung fluid may be a better…

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Alternatives | Genetics | Immune Systems | Immunotherapy | Multi-Modality Therapy | New Drugs | New Studies | Research | Treatments | Updates

New and Emerging Therapies Offer Hope for Mesothelioma Patients and Families
ByAlex Strauss February 23, 2015March 16, 2017

There is hopeful news on the research front for people struggling with malignant pleural mesothelioma and their families. Although mesothelioma…

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Asia | Canada | Chemotherapy | Europe | International | New Studies | Research | Surgery | Treatments | Updates

Refining CRS-HIPEC for Peritoneal Mesothelioma
ByAlex Strauss February 17, 2015March 26, 2019

Three new international studies are helping to refine a treatment for peritoneal mesothelioma that involves rinsing the body cavity…

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Asia | Chemotherapy | International | Multi-Modality Therapy | New Studies | Research | Treatments | Updates

Light-Based Therapy Leads to Longer Survival in Korean Mesothelioma Patient
ByAlex Strauss February 10, 2015March 16, 2017

A newly-published case study is the latest to indicate that photodynamic therapy – a light-based method of treating cancer –…

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Europe | International | Radiation Therapy | Symptoms | Treatments | Updates

Evidence Supports Radiotherapy for Mesothelioma Pain Relief
ByAlex Strauss February 8, 2015March 23, 2019

European researchers have a bit of good news for patients coping with the pain that often accompanies late stage malignant…

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Asia | International | Mesothelioma | Multi-Modality Therapy | Radiation Therapy | Surgery | Treatments | Updates

Targeted Radiotherapy Technique May Beat IMRT for Some Mesothelioma Patients
ByAlex Strauss January 22, 2015March 16, 2017

There is new evidence that an innovative radiotherapy technique called volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) may be even better than…

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Immune Systems | New Drugs | New Studies | Research | Treatments | Updates

Lymphoma Drug May Fight Mesothelioma, Too
ByAlex Strauss January 17, 2015March 25, 2019

A drug granted accelerated FDA approval for the treatment of lymphomas appears to kill some types mesothelioma cells, too. Cancer…

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Treatments

Could Deliberate Lung Collapse Make Mesothelioma Procedure Safer?

Orphan Drug Approval Could Mean New Mesothelioma Treatment Option

Mesothelioma Patients Live Longer with Multimodal Treatment

Response to Talc Treatment May Predict Mesothelioma Prognosis

New and Emerging Therapies Offer Hope for Mesothelioma Patients and Families

Refining CRS-HIPEC for Peritoneal Mesothelioma

Light-Based Therapy Leads to Longer Survival in Korean Mesothelioma Patient

Evidence Supports Radiotherapy for Mesothelioma Pain Relief

Targeted Radiotherapy Technique May Beat IMRT for Some Mesothelioma Patients

Lymphoma Drug May Fight Mesothelioma, Too

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