Genetics | Research | Updates Can Mesothelioma Be Genetic? ByAlex Strauss April 22, 2014March 20, 2019 A new study out of Italy suggests that a person is more likely to be diagnosed with mesothelioma if a…
Surgery | Treatments | Updates Study Finds Higher Risk with Mesothelioma EPP Surgery ByAlex Strauss April 18, 2014July 9, 2019 Yet another team of researchers is weighing in on the ongoing debate over the different kinds of surgery for malignant…
Chemotherapy | Treatments | Updates Biomarker May Predict Chemotherapy Response in Mesothelioma ByAlex Strauss April 11, 2014April 15, 2019 Cancer researchers in Japan say they may have found a way to help predict which mesothelioma patients are most likely…
New Studies | Research | Updates Alcoholism Drug Suppresses Mesothelioma Tumors in Mice ByAlex Strauss April 8, 2014April 15, 2019 A drug approved by the FDA for the treatment of alcoholism appears to have the potential to fight malignant pleural…
Chemotherapy | Treatments | Updates Low-Dose Gemzar: Cost Effective Alternative for Mesothelioma? ByAlex Strauss April 3, 2014May 23, 2019 A new study of an alternative form of chemotherapy for mesothelioma finds that it may be a safe, effective, and…
Updates Catheter Metastasis Manageable for Mesothelioma Patients ByAlex Strauss April 1, 2014August 26, 2019 The largest study yet of mesothelioma patients with metastatic disease along the path of their lung catheters has some reassuring…
Radiation Therapy | Treatments | Updates Advanced Radiotherapy Stops Mesothelioma Tumor Growth ByAlex Strauss March 31, 2014March 20, 2019 Advanced new radiotherapy techniques may be more effective – and less toxic – for hard-to-treat mesothelioma patients. Caused by exposure to asbestos,…
Biomarkers | Diagnosis | Updates Mesothelioma Blood Test May Save Lives through Earlier Diagnosis ByAlex Strauss March 28, 2014March 25, 2019 There is new evidence that a blood test for a biomarker called N-ERC/mesothelin could help identify mesothelioma earlier and improve…
Biological Therapy | Research | Updates Breast Cancer Drug Shrinks Mesothelioma Tumors in Mice ByAlex Strauss March 25, 2014March 20, 2019 There is new evidence that a drug used to fight breast cancer may offer a new way to treat the…
Symptoms | Treatments | Updates Spinal Procedure for Mesothelioma Pain Relief ByAlex Strauss March 21, 2014March 26, 2019 Pleural mesothelioma patients with severe pain may benefit from a surgical procedure to disable certain pain-conductors in the spinal cord.…