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HIPEC Variation May Benefit Frail Mesothelioma Patients
ByAlex Strauss March 22, 2015May 20, 2019

A method of delivering heated chemotherapy drugs to the abdomen after the surgical wound has been closed may produce better…

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Asbestos | Biomarkers | Biopsy | Diagnosis | Europe | International | Prognosis | Updates

When “Breast Cancer” is Actually Mesothelioma
ByAlex Strauss March 19, 2015March 27, 2019

A new case study out of Italy highlights the importance of using all of the available tools – including patient…

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Biomarkers | Chemotherapy | Diagnosis | Europe | International | Prognosis | Treatments | Updates

Mesothelioma Prognosis: Some Markers More Useful than Others
ByAlex Strauss March 16, 2015March 25, 2019

Deciding which treatments to try and determining whether they are working are two of the biggest challenges for patients with…

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Asia | Chemotherapy | International | Mesothelioma | New Drugs | New Studies | Research | Treatments | Updates

New Delivery System May Make Popular Mesothelioma Drug More Effective
ByAlex Strauss March 13, 2015March 26, 2019

There is new evidence that an advanced method of delivering medicine directly into diseased cells could help make the world’s…

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Biopsy | Diagnosis | Europe | International | New Techniques | Surgery | Treatments | Updates

Could Deliberate Lung Collapse Make Mesothelioma Procedure Safer?
ByAlex Strauss March 10, 2015March 21, 2019

A group of researchers in the Oxford University Centre for Respiratory Medicine have evidence that, in certain cases,deliberately collapsing a…

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Biological Therapy | Multi-Modality Therapy | New Drugs | New Studies | Research | Treatments | Updates

Orphan Drug Approval Could Mean New Mesothelioma Treatment Option
ByAlex Strauss March 8, 2015March 26, 2019

A drug designed to fight cancer by destroying the stem cells that give rise to new cancer cells has been…

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Chemotherapy | Europe | International | Multi-Modality Therapy | Radiation Therapy | Surgery | Treatments | Updates

Mesothelioma Patients Live Longer with Multimodal Treatment
ByAlex Strauss March 5, 2015March 25, 2019

Another new study has confirmed that a multimodal approach – in which multiple treatments are used together – is the…

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Europe | International | Prognosis | Symptoms | Treatments | Updates

Response to Talc Treatment May Predict Mesothelioma Prognosis
ByAlex Strauss February 28, 2015March 26, 2019

How well a mesothelioma patient’s lungs respond to a procedure designed to eliminate excess lung fluid may be a better…

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Asbestos | Occupations | Prevention | Statistics | Updates

Mesothelioma Risk High For Sheet Metal Workers
ByAlex Strauss February 27, 2015March 25, 2019

A 24-year study of more than 17,000 sheet metal workers shows that even indirect exposure to asbestos can be deadly.…

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Asbestos | Europe | International | Occupations | Updates

Mesothelioma Risk from Recycled Textiles
ByAlex Strauss February 24, 2015March 25, 2019

Sorting rags for Italy’s textile industry may not sound like a dangerous occupation. But a new study in the Annals…

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