Diagnosis | Europe | International | Prognosis | Scans | Updates Best Tools for Measuring Mesothelioma Treatment Response ByAlex Strauss October 13, 2015March 16, 2017 When it comes to evaluating treatment response in mesothelioma, functional imaging techniques may do a better job than standard imaging.…
Biomarkers | Biopsy | Diagnosis | New Studies | New Techniques | Research | Updates Lung Fluid Versus Tissue Biopsy for Mesothelioma Diagnosis ByAlex Strauss October 9, 2015March 16, 2017 Testing for certain biomarkers in lung fluid may offer a reliable way to help diagnose malignant mesothelioma, even without a…
New Studies | Radiation Therapy | Research | Surgery | Treatments | Updates Precision Radiotherapy Method May Reduce Local Recurrence of Mesothelioma After Surgery ByAlex Strauss October 6, 2015March 16, 2017 A radiation delivery method called tomotherapy may be more effective than conformal radiation therapy at keeping mesothelioma tumors from growing…
Updates More Support for Novel Mesothelioma Drug Delivery System ByAlex Strauss October 4, 2015March 16, 2017 Pharmaceutical researchers working on a way to make the most popular mesothelioma drug more effective have found more evidence that…
Chemotherapy | Immune Systems | Immunotherapy | Multi-Modality Therapy | New Drugs | New Studies | Research | Treatments | Updates Promising Early Results from Mesothelioma Vaccine Trial ByAlex Strauss October 1, 2015March 16, 2017 Researchers studying a new immunotherapy vaccine for mesothelioma have released early findings from an ongoing clinical trial and the results…
Alternatives | Chemotherapy | New Drugs | New Studies | Research | Treatments | Updates Scrubbed Trial May Not Be the End for Mesothelioma Drug ByAlex Strauss September 28, 2015March 16, 2017 The makers of the once-promising experimental mesothelioma drug defactinib have announced that they will stop a clinical trial of the…
Alternatives | Asbestos | New Studies | Prevention | Research | Updates Mesothelioma Awareness Day Shines Spotlight on the Danger of Asbestos ByAlex Strauss September 25, 2015March 16, 2017 Organizers of the annual Mesothelioma Awareness Day are encouraging patients, families, advocates and those who have lost loved ones to…
Alternatives | Australia | Celebrities | Holistic | International | Mesothelioma | Prognosis | Updates Longest Living Mesothelioma Survivor Offers Hope to Observers of Mesothelioma Awareness Day ByAlex Strauss September 24, 2015March 16, 2017 As mesothelioma patients, advocates and health professionals prepare for the 11th annual Mesothelioma Awareness Day on September 26th, the world’s…
Australia | Chemotherapy | Immune Systems | Immunotherapy | International | Mesothelioma | Multi-Modality Therapy | Research | Treatments | Updates Long Term Mesothelioma Survival with Immune System Activation ByAlex Strauss September 21, 2015March 16, 2017 A small group of Australian mesothelioma patients have reportedly lived more than twice as long as expected with a combination…
Asbestos | Europe | Genetics | International | Research | Statistics | Updates Could Other Gene Mutations Be Behind Mesothelioma? ByAlex Strauss September 18, 2015March 16, 2017 A mutation of the BAP1 gene may not be the only reason mesothelioma can sometimes run in families. A more…