“Encouraging” Mesothelioma Approach Combines Surgery and Light
A mesothelioma treatment approach that includes light-activated chemicals and a lung-sparing surgery is being called “safe” and “encouraging” by some of the…
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Radiotherapy for Mesothelioma: Experience Counts
When it comes to advanced radiotherapy techniques for mesothelioma, experience counts. That is the central message of a study conducted at… -
Treatments | Updates | Vaccine
Mesothelioma Vaccine Jump Starts Immunity
Scientists studying a vaccine for mesothelioma have published some of their most important preliminary data in the respected medical journal Lung Cancer.… -
Long-Term Mesothelioma Survival Possible with Tri-Modal Approach
The case of a Peruvian woman treated for mesothelioma in Italy is more evidence that this rare cancer is not only… -
Leukemia Drug Fails Mesothelioma Trial
An oral leukemia medicine doctor’s had hoped might help certain mesothelioma patients won’t be moving on to the next level of clinical… -
New Radiotherapy Technique May be Safer for Mesothelioma
There’s more evidence that an advanced method for delivering radiotherapy may improve survival for mesothelioma patients after surgery. Extrapleural pneumonectomy… -
Surgery | Treatments | Updates
Mesothelioma Surgery Under Fire Again
The group that stirred worldwide debate among medical specialists last year with their stance against a radical mesothelioma surgery is… -
Proton Therapy – “Clear Advantages” in Treating Mesothelioma
A new study suggests that an up-and-coming type of radiotherapy may do more good – with less damage – than… -
Surgery | Treatments | Updates
New Studies Question Radical Mesothelioma Surgery
Calling it “a harmful procedure” a team of Italian surgeons is recommending against a controversial and radical type of surgery… -
Surgery | Treatments | Updates
Surgery Provides Better Mesothelioma Diagnosis for Some Patients
For patients who can tolerate it, a Japanese research team says an operation to remove part of the chest lining…
