Biological Therapy | Europe | International | Research | Updates Phenomenal Response to New Mesothelioma Immunotherapy Drug ByAlex Strauss April 15, 2016March 16, 2017 There is some exciting news from the front lines of mesothelioma research this week. California scientists say they have dramatically…
Biomarkers | Diagnosis | Europe | International | Updates In Search of a Diagnostic Blood Test for Mesothelioma ByAlex Strauss April 12, 2016March 16, 2017 Doctors in Turkey believe they may be a step closer to developing a more sensitive blood test that could improve…
Asia | Chemotherapy | International | New Drugs | New Studies | Research | Treatments | Updates New Drug Regimen Produces “Perfect Response” in Advanced Mesothelioma Case ByAlex Strauss April 10, 2016March 16, 2017 Just three months after a team of French oncologists published their findings on the mesothelioma survival benefits of adding the…
Asbestos | Compensation | Diagnosis | Europe | International | Occupations | Updates Recent Versus Past Asbestos Exposure in the Causation of Mesothelioma ByAlex Strauss April 6, 2016March 16, 2017 Exposure to asbestos can trigger lethal malignant mesothelioma, regardless of how long ago – or how recently – that exposure…
Asbestos | Compensation | Europe | International | Occupations | Prevention | Updates Article Raises Specter of Unrecognized Mesothelioma Risk ByAlex Strauss April 3, 2016March 16, 2017 An asbestos expert in Italy says people who work with another common mineral may also be at risk for deadly…
Asia | Chemotherapy | International | Multi-Modality Therapy | New Drugs | Treatments | Updates Osteoporosis Drug Shows Promise as Novel Mesothelioma Treatment ByAlex Strauss April 1, 2016March 16, 2017 There is new evidence that a drug normally used to treat osteoporosis and cancer-related bone loss may also have the…
Europe | International | Surgery | Treatments | Updates Study Questions Diaphragm Resection in Mesothelioma Surgery ByAlex Strauss March 30, 2016March 16, 2017 Is it always necessary to remove a portion of the diaphragm when performing radical mesothelioma surgery? A team of researchers…
Asbestos | Compensation | Diagnosis | Europe | International | Occupations | Updates Asbestos Modeling Clay Linked to Mesothelioma ByAlex Strauss March 27, 2016March 16, 2017 A popular air-drying modeling clay used across Europe in the 1960s and 70s may have raised the mesothelioma risk for…
Canada | Chemotherapy | International | Multi-Modality Therapy | New Studies | Radiation Therapy | Research | Surgery | Treatments | Updates Therapy Before Mesothelioma Surgery: Which is Better? ByAlex Strauss March 25, 2016March 16, 2017 Targeted radiotherapy may be just as safe a way to prepare people for radical mesothelioma surgery as chemotherapy and may…
Australia | International | Mesothelioma | Symptoms | Treatments | Updates Mesothelioma Study Finds Tumors Unlikely to Grow on Pleural Catheters ByAlex Strauss March 22, 2016March 16, 2017 There is some reassuring news for mesothelioma patients with a common side effect known as pleural effusion: The plastic catheters that are…