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Light-Based Therapy Extends Mesothelioma Survival

ByAlex Strauss April 29, 2015May 23, 2019

The newest research on photodynamic therapy appears to confirm what multiple recent studies have found – that PDT is a…

Surgical Experience Improves Outcomes in Peritoneal Mesothelioma

ByAlex Strauss April 20, 2015July 9, 2019

When it comes to surgical intervention for peritoneal mesothelioma, the most experienced centers tend to have the best outcomes. The…

UK Study Finds Location Influences Mesothelioma Survival

ByAlex Strauss April 13, 2015April 20, 2019

An analysis of the largest ever study group of mesothelioma patients suggests that survival may depend largely on how much…

Surgery May Not Improve Life for Mesothelioma Patients with Minimal Symptoms

ByAlex Strauss April 2, 2015March 16, 2017

Mesothelioma patients who are not yet having significant symptoms may want to hold off on surgery to remove their diseased…

HIPEC Variation May Benefit Frail Mesothelioma Patients

ByAlex Strauss March 22, 2015May 20, 2019

A method of delivering heated chemotherapy drugs to the abdomen after the surgical wound has been closed may produce better…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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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Light-Based Therapy Extends Mesothelioma Survival

Surgical Experience Improves Outcomes in Peritoneal Mesothelioma

UK Study Finds Location Influences Mesothelioma Survival

Surgery May Not Improve Life for Mesothelioma Patients with Minimal Symptoms

HIPEC Variation May Benefit Frail Mesothelioma Patients

Could Deliberate Lung Collapse Make Mesothelioma Procedure Safer?

Mesothelioma Patients Live Longer with Multimodal Treatment

Refining CRS-HIPEC for Peritoneal Mesothelioma

Targeted Radiotherapy Technique May Beat IMRT for Some Mesothelioma Patients

New Mesothelioma Trial: Radiation for Prevention?

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