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BAP1 Mutation Unlikely to Trigger Sporadic Mesothelioma
ByAlex Strauss December 8, 2014March 20, 2019

But researchers at the Clinic of Oncology at the University Hospital of Zurich and University Hospitals in Leuven, Belgium say…

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Are Women More Vulnerable to Mesothelioma from Environmental Asbestos?
ByAlex Strauss December 4, 2014March 20, 2019

Although the study did find an elevated number of mesothelioma cases among plant workers, the biggest mesothelioma burden was among…

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Asbestos | New Drugs | New Studies | Research | Treatments | Updates

Newly Approved Drug for Asbestosis-like Condition Now Being Tested for Mesothelioma
ByAlex Strauss December 2, 2014March 16, 2017

Following the recent FDA approval of a new drug for a form of lung scarring, researchers have begun testing the…

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Japanese Doctors Test Potential New Target for Mesothelioma Therapy
ByAlex Strauss November 28, 2014March 24, 2019

. Mesothelioma is a fast-growing and currently incurable cancer that occurs most often in people who have been exposed to…

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Asbestos | Occupations | Prevention | Statistics | Updates

Dusty Job May Raise the Risk of Mesothelioma
ByAlex Strauss November 28, 2014March 21, 2019

A new study on drywall sanding finds that people who do it – from specialists to do-it-yourselfers – could be…

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Carbon Nanotubes: Shape May Impact Mesothelioma Risk
ByAlex Strauss November 25, 2014August 26, 2019

A new study contains more disturbing news for people who work in certain areas of materials science. Like asbestos fibers,…

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PET Supports Mesothelioma Diagnosis and Prognosis
ByAlex Strauss November 23, 2014March 26, 2019

Positron emission tomography (PET) is a nuclear medicine imaging technique that highlights metabolic activity in the body. PET scanning detects…

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‘Tunnels’ Between Cells: A New Target for Mesothelioma Treatment?
ByAlex Strauss November 19, 2014July 9, 2019

Doctors with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York and the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis have just released…

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Chemotherapy May be Underutilized for Mesothelioma
ByAlex Strauss November 17, 2014March 21, 2019

Doctors from the Asbestos Diseases Research Institute and Sydney Medical School reached their conclusions by comparing data on mesothelioma patients…

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Asia | International | Mesothelioma | Multi-Modality Therapy | New Studies | Research | Treatments | Updates

Promising Mesothelioma Therapy Combo Reportedly Shrinks Tumors, Inhibits Regrowth
ByAlex Strauss November 13, 2014March 16, 2017

Doctors in Japan are optimistic about a new treatment protocol that they say shrunk mesothelioma tumors in mice by 80%…

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Updates

BAP1 Mutation Unlikely to Trigger Sporadic Mesothelioma

Are Women More Vulnerable to Mesothelioma from Environmental Asbestos?

Newly Approved Drug for Asbestosis-like Condition Now Being Tested for Mesothelioma

Japanese Doctors Test Potential New Target for Mesothelioma Therapy

Dusty Job May Raise the Risk of Mesothelioma

Carbon Nanotubes: Shape May Impact Mesothelioma Risk

PET Supports Mesothelioma Diagnosis and Prognosis

‘Tunnels’ Between Cells: A New Target for Mesothelioma Treatment?

Chemotherapy May be Underutilized for Mesothelioma

Promising Mesothelioma Therapy Combo Reportedly Shrinks Tumors, Inhibits Regrowth

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