Biomarkers | Updates Mesothelioma Blood Test May Be Possible ByAlex Strauss November 22, 2013March 25, 2019 An international team of researchers is studying the proteins found on the surface of cancer cells in an effort to…
Europe | International | Updates Spanish Mesothelioma Deaths Likely to Continue for Decades ByAlex Strauss November 12, 2013July 9, 2019 New research in Spain suggests that mesothelioma deaths will continue in the country until the “last surviving member” of the…
Surgery | Treatments | Updates Repeat HIPEC Improves Mesothelioma Survival ByAlex Strauss November 5, 2013July 9, 2019 If one cytoreductive surgery and HIPEC procedure for mesothelioma is good, subsequent treatments may be even better. That is the…
Surgery | Treatments | Updates Value of Mesothelioma Surgery Challenged for Healthy Patients ByAlex Strauss November 1, 2013July 9, 2019 New research conducted in Italy and presented at the 15th World Conference on Lung Cancer in Sydney, Australia suggests that…
Occupations | Updates Study Confirms Firefighters at Elevated Risk for Mesothelioma ByAlex Strauss October 28, 2013March 26, 2019 A 5-year National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) study of U.S. firefighters is the first to confirm what…
Genetics | Research | Updates Micro-RNAs May Offer New Way to Fight Mesothelioma ByAlex Strauss October 25, 2013March 25, 2019 Scientists at one of the world’s top mesothelioma research centers, the Asbestos Diseases Research institute in Sydney, Australia, say that…
Celebrities | Updates Mesothelioma Claims Another American Actor ByAlex Strauss October 18, 2013March 25, 2019 Another American actor has died of malignant mesothelioma. Veteran character actor Ed Lauter, who worked with such prominent names as…
Statistics | Updates Mesothelioma Still Carries Heavy Mortality Burden in U.S. ByAlex Strauss October 16, 2013June 13, 2019 Asbestos exposure cost Americans more than 427,000 years of potential life in the first decade of the new millennium. That…
Biopsy | Diagnosis | Updates Needle Biopsy “Simple, Safe & Accurate” for Mesothelioma ByAlex Strauss October 10, 2013March 25, 2019 Mesothelioma researchers in China say a biopsy method that involves a single skin puncture can produce good diagnostic results for…
Legal | Updates Last Man Sentenced in Asbestos Dumping Scheme ByAlex Strauss October 7, 2013March 24, 2019 The U.S. Justice Department has announced that a New Jersey man will spend 15 months in prison for his part…