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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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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…

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…

PET/CT and Mesothelioma Staging: Better Imaging Techniques are Needed

ByAlex Strauss October 31, 2014March 26, 2019

Scientists with the Institute of Diagnostic and interventional Radiology at the University Hospital of Zurich have just released a new…

Optimal Mesothelioma Care: Is Reimbursement Structure a Disincentive?

ByAlex Strauss September 26, 2014July 7, 2019

Impending changes in the way hospitals are reimbursed for medical treatments may help improve outcomes for some patients with peritoneal…

Mesothelioma Surgeon Says Proper Staging Key to Radical Surgery Survival

ByAlex Strauss September 10, 2014June 13, 2019

One of the country’s top mesothelioma surgeons has just published a study he says confirms the role of lymph node…

Longer Mesothelioma Survival Not Always Linked to Specific Treatments

ByAlex Strauss September 6, 2014March 25, 2019

A new study conducted in Australia contains some good news and some bad news for people with malignant pleural mesothelioma…

Repeat CRS/HIPEC Improves Survival for Peritoneal Mesothelioma

ByAlex Strauss August 15, 2014July 9, 2019

One of the country’s top peritoneal mesothelioma surgeons has just published a study that may be good news for patients…

Study Defends Use of Radical Surgery for Mesothelioma

ByAlex Strauss August 12, 2014July 9, 2019

A new study says the controversial extrapleural pneumonectomy procedure for mesothelioma can be performed with “acceptable morbidity and mortality”, as…

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Traditional Effusion Treatment Produces Fewer Complications for Mesothelioma Patients

ByAlex Strauss June 22, 2014March 16, 2017

The benefits of a procedure to remove part of the lung lining under video guidance may not be worth the…

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Induction Therapies Improve Mesothelioma Surgery Outcomes

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

Radiation Treatment May Worsen Lung Function in Mesothelioma

PET/CT and Mesothelioma Staging: Better Imaging Techniques are Needed

Optimal Mesothelioma Care: Is Reimbursement Structure a Disincentive?

Mesothelioma Surgeon Says Proper Staging Key to Radical Surgery Survival

Longer Mesothelioma Survival Not Always Linked to Specific Treatments

Repeat CRS/HIPEC Improves Survival for Peritoneal Mesothelioma

Study Defends Use of Radical Surgery for Mesothelioma

Traditional Effusion Treatment Produces Fewer Complications for Mesothelioma Patients

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