Surgery | Treatments | Updates
For Select Mesothelioma Patients EPP Improves Survival
A new study has confirmed the value of the surgical approach known as extrapleural pneumonectomy (EPP) for the treatment of…
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Surgery | Treatments | Updates
Mesothelioma Survival is Higher with Radical Lung-Sparing Surgery
Open radical lung-preserving surgery appears to offer a significant survival advantage over non-radical, palliative surgery in patients with malignant pleural… -
IMRT Multimodality Therapy for Mesothelioma Appears Safe
Pleural mesothelioma, a malignancy of the lung lining caused by breathing asbestos, is notoriously difficult to treat. While they can… -
Surgery | Treatments | Updates
International Mesothelioma Expert Named Chief of Thoracic Surgery at Mt. Sinai
A world-renowned expert in malignant pleural mesothelioma will lead the Thoracic Surgical Oncology Program at Mt. Sinai Medical Center in… -
Cold Plasma Appears to Improve Mesothelioma Treatment
Adding a technique called Cold Plasma Coagulation to the mix when using surgery and intra-operative chemotherapy seems to help protect… -
Mesothelioma Triple Therapy Found Safe and Effective
An aggressive treatment strategy that begins with chemotherapy, followed by surgery, and then radiation is a safe and effective option… -
Mesothelioma Survival Improved by Adding Heated Chemotherapy to Surgery
Delivering a high dose of heated chemotherapy directly into the chest and abdomen during mesothelioma surgery improves patients’ survival without… -
Alimta Reportedly Caused Lung Injury
A Japanese medical journal recently reported a case of pemetrexed-induced acute lung injury in a patient with mesothelioma. In the… -
Does Preventive Radiation After Mesothelioma Surgery Help?
Mesothelioma patients in the United Kingdom commonly receive radiation to prevent the cancer from spreading after open chest surgical procedures,… -
Treatments | Updates | Vaccine
Future Mesothelioma Treatment
A combination of immunotherapy and traditional may be more effective than either treatment alone against mesothelioma, according to a recent…
