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New Mesothelioma Trial: Radiation for Prevention?
ByAlex Strauss January 14, 2015March 26, 2019

Mesothelioma patients at risk for a serious treatment complication called procedure tract metastasis (PTM) may face a more promising prognosis when the results…

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Biomarkers | Chemotherapy | Diagnosis | Immune Systems | Research | Treatments | Updates

Mesothelioma Chemotherapy: Can Supplements Make it Safer?
ByAlex Strauss January 8, 2015March 25, 2019

Vitamin B12 and folic acid supplements are often given to mesothelioma patients who are on chemotherapy in an effort to…

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Asia | International | Mesothelioma | New Drugs | New Studies | Research | Treatments | Updates

Experimental Drug May Offer “Brilliant Hope” for Mesothelioma Treatment
ByAlex Strauss January 6, 2015March 23, 2019

HUHS1015 is a newly-synthesized analogue (chemically similar compound) of the blood pressure drug naftopidil. In the U.S., naftopidil is sold…

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Chemotherapy | Europe | International | Symptoms | Treatments | Updates

Mesothelioma Chemotherapy Side-Effect Mimics Scleroderma, Infection
ByAlex Strauss January 3, 2015April 2, 2019

The antifolate pemetrexed (Alimta) is the first and is only drug approved by the FDA specifically to treat malignant mesothelioma,…

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

Induction Therapies Improve Mesothelioma Surgery Outcomes
ByAlex Strauss December 31, 2014March 24, 2019

An induction therapy is the first in a series of therapeutic measures, which, in the case of mesothelioma, may include…

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Statistics | Surgery | Treatments | Updates

Lung-Sparing Mesothelioma Surgery Results in Fewer Short-Term Deaths
ByAlex Strauss December 29, 2014May 23, 2019

Extrapleural pneumonectomy is the more radical of the two surgeries and involves the removal of a lung along with the…

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Alternatives | Asia | International | Mesothelioma | New Drugs | Treatments | Updates

Ingredient in Vinegar Kills Mesothelioma Cells in Minutes
ByAlex Strauss December 22, 2014March 24, 2019

There is new evidence that the primary ingredient in vinegar might eventually be used to help fight deadly malignant mesothelioma.…

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Europe | International | New Drugs | New Studies | Research | Treatments | Updates

Mesothelioma Patients May Need Medication to Reduce Clot Risk
ByAlex Strauss December 20, 2014May 27, 2019

Researchers in Ankara, Turkey have just released a new study on the increased risk of thromboembolic events (TEEs) in patients…

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Multi-Modality Therapy | Radiation Therapy | Statistics | Surgery | Treatments | Updates

Radiation Treatment May Worsen Lung Function in Mesothelioma
ByAlex Strauss December 15, 2014March 26, 2019

Researchers at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston and Princeton Radiation Oncology reached that conclusion after evaluating 24 mesothelioma surgery…

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Asbestos | New Drugs | New Studies | Research | Treatments | Updates

Newly Approved Drug for Asbestosis-like Condition Now Being Tested for Mesothelioma
ByAlex Strauss December 2, 2014March 16, 2017

Following the recent FDA approval of a new drug for a form of lung scarring, researchers have begun testing the…

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Treatments

New Mesothelioma Trial: Radiation for Prevention?

Mesothelioma Chemotherapy: Can Supplements Make it Safer?

Experimental Drug May Offer “Brilliant Hope” for Mesothelioma Treatment

Mesothelioma Chemotherapy Side-Effect Mimics Scleroderma, Infection

Induction Therapies Improve Mesothelioma Surgery Outcomes

Lung-Sparing Mesothelioma Surgery Results in Fewer Short-Term Deaths

Ingredient in Vinegar Kills Mesothelioma Cells in Minutes

Mesothelioma Patients May Need Medication to Reduce Clot Risk

Radiation Treatment May Worsen Lung Function in Mesothelioma

Newly Approved Drug for Asbestosis-like Condition Now Being Tested for Mesothelioma

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