A Second-Line Option for Mesothelioma?
Although survival was not significantly extended, the chemotherapy drug vinorelbine might be a treatment option for mesothelioma patients whose cancer…
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Repeat HIPEC Improves Mesothelioma Survival
If one cytoreductive surgery and HIPEC procedure for mesothelioma is good, subsequent treatments may be even better. That is the… -
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Value of Mesothelioma Surgery Challenged for Healthy Patients
New research conducted in Italy and presented at the 15th World Conference on Lung Cancer in Sydney, Australia suggests that… -
Aspirin Derivative No Match for Mesothelioma
It may work wonders for aches and pains but apparently the ‘wonder drug’ is no match for the asbestos-linked cancer, malignant… -
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Mesothelioma Surgery May Have Added Benefit
Cancer researchers at Wake Forest University have found another benefit to the cytoreductive surgery (CRS) and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC)… -
New Approach to Decrease Mesothelioma Symptom
Draining off excess lung fluid with an indwelling catheter may be a better way to deal with this mesothelioma symptom… -
FDA Approval Could Mean New Choice for Mesothelioma Patients
A newly-approved drug for late-stage lung cancer may have implications for people with malignant mesothelioma, as well. The FDA recently… -
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P/D for Mesothelioma: Are the Studies Accurate?
A new analysis of pleurectomy/decortication suggests that the most radical form of the surgery produces the best results for mesothelioma patients,… -
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Mesothelioma Study Cites Risks & Benefits of Second Surgery
Peritoneal mesothelioma patients who have cytoreductive surgery (CRS) and heated chemotherapy can sometimes benefit from a second surgery, but it may… -
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Mesothelioma Report Suggests Clinical Trials Better Than Surgery
Doctors in the Department of Respiratory medicine at York Teaching Hospital in the UK are taking a hard stance against…
