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Online Support for Mesothelioma Survivors: What's Working Now
ByAlex Strauss July 18, 2016March 16, 2017

Remote support groups, including phone and Internet components, offer a unique way to help mesothelioma patients and caregivers – even…

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Three-Drug Combo May Be New Standard-of-Care for Mesothelioma Treatment
ByAlex Strauss July 15, 2016March 16, 2017

The standard of care for people with malignant pleural mesothelioma may be changing for the first time since pemetrexed (Alimta)…

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Tests Reveal Potential New Gene Target for Mesothelioma Therapy
ByAlex Strauss July 12, 2016March 16, 2017

A gene known as P2X7R (or P2RX7) and the protein that it encodes may offer a novel target for a…

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Mesothelioma Chemotherapy May Get a Boost from Leukemia Drug
ByAlex Strauss July 10, 2016March 16, 2017

There is new evidence that a drug designed to treat leukemia may help boost the effectiveness of the most popular…

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Mesothelioma Symptoms: Best Management for Pleural Effusion
ByAlex Strauss July 8, 2016July 20, 2017

An international team of scientists is hoping to finally be able to answer the question of how often mesothelioma patients…

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Australian Aboriginals Have World’s Highest Mesothelioma Rate
ByAlex Strauss July 5, 2016March 16, 2017

The Aboriginal people of Western Australia have the highest per capita incidence of malignant mesothelioma in the world according to…

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Influences on Survival After Radical Mesothelioma Surgery
ByAlex Strauss July 3, 2016March 16, 2017

Yet another new study is raising questions about the advisability of radical surgery for people with malignant pleural mesothelioma. Reporting…

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Most Mesothelioma Patients Don’t Need Preventive Radiotherapy after Pleural Intervention
ByAlex Strauss July 1, 2016March 16, 2017

Preventive radiotherapy may not be the best way to keep new tumors from growing at the site of pleural interventions…

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Mesothelioma Patients Could Be Impacted by Federal Cannabis Decision
ByAlex Strauss June 28, 2016March 16, 2017

A decision could come within weeks that could dramatically affect access to medicinal marijuana for thousands of patients with malignant…

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Activin A: A New Biomarker for Mesothelioma Prognosis?
ByAlex Strauss June 26, 2016March 16, 2017

If you’re a mesothelioma patient, should you have your activin A level checked? A new study suggests that this protein…

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Online Support for Mesothelioma Survivors: What's Working Now

Three-Drug Combo May Be New Standard-of-Care for Mesothelioma Treatment

Tests Reveal Potential New Gene Target for Mesothelioma Therapy

Mesothelioma Chemotherapy May Get a Boost from Leukemia Drug

Mesothelioma Symptoms: Best Management for Pleural Effusion

Australian Aboriginals Have World’s Highest Mesothelioma Rate

Influences on Survival After Radical Mesothelioma Surgery

Most Mesothelioma Patients Don’t Need Preventive Radiotherapy after Pleural Intervention

Mesothelioma Patients Could Be Impacted by Federal Cannabis Decision

Activin A: A New Biomarker for Mesothelioma Prognosis?

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