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Protein Marker Linked to Prognosis in Peritoneal Mesothelioma
ByAlex Strauss July 31, 2015March 26, 2019

A cellular marker that helps tell cancer cells to replicate may be used to predict treatment outcomes in people with…

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Characteristics of Mesothelioma in Younger Patients
ByAlex Strauss July 28, 2015March 21, 2019

A new report finds that mesothelioma has different characteristics in younger people than it does in the more typical older…

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Asbestos | Asbestos | Asia | International | Mesothelioma | Occupations | Statistics | Updates

Mesothelioma Not the Only Cancer Threat for Shipbreakers
ByAlex Strauss July 26, 2015March 25, 2019

Mesothelioma is not the only cancer whose incidence is elevated in workers exposed to asbestos. A new Taiwanese study of…

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Scientific Evidence That Asbestos Bans Prevent Mesothelioma
ByAlex Strauss July 22, 2015March 26, 2019

There is some hopeful news on the mesothelioma front this week. A new study conducted in Sweden suggests asbestos bans…

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Alternatives | Australia | International | Mesothelioma | Multi-Modality Therapy | New Drugs | New Studies | Research | Treatments | Updates

Treating Mesothelioma with Curcumin: Success May Be Predictable
ByAlex Strauss July 19, 2015March 26, 2019

Clinicians may be a step closer to being able to use curcumin to combat aggressive malignant pleural mesothelioma. Curcumin is…

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Predicting Long-Term Mesothelioma Survival After Surgery
ByAlex Strauss July 18, 2015April 1, 2019

Most mesothelioma patients and their families have heard the poor survival statistics associated with this aggressive cancer. But two new…

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Lower-Cost Mesothelioma Drug May Be as Effective as Gold Standard
ByAlex Strauss July 13, 2015March 25, 2019

A new study suggests that the lower cost chemotherapy drug Gemzar (gemcitabine) combined with a platinum based agent (cisplatin or…

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Study Finds Peritoneal Mesothelioma More Common in Textile Workers
ByAlex Strauss July 9, 2015March 26, 2019

A new report out of Asia finds that one of the rarest types of mesothelioma is “over-represented” in a group…

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Mesothelioma Study Explores “Synergistic” Effect between Genes and Asbestos
ByAlex Strauss July 6, 2015March 16, 2017

Mesothelioma, the so-called “asbestos cancer” may not strike randomly. A new study appears to support the idea that genetics can…

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High Dose IMRT and Surgery Called ‘Innovative and Promising’ for Mesothelioma
ByAlex Strauss July 3, 2015March 16, 2017

Researchers evaluating a new treatment approach for mesothelioma combining high dose radiation and surgery say the method is promising but challenging.…

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