Celebrities | Updates AIDS Activist Sasser Dies of Mesothelioma ByAlex Strauss August 23, 2013March 20, 2019 Sean Sasser, who first came to attention as the boyfriend of MTV star Pedro Zamora in 1994, has died of…
New Studies | Research | Updates Could Statin Drugs Help Fight Mesothelioma? ByAlex Strauss August 21, 2013August 26, 2019 A new study suggests that some of the most popular drugs used to treat high cholesterol may also help combat…
Australia | International | Mesothelioma | Updates Human Trials Planned for Promising New Mesothelioma Drug ByAlex Strauss August 16, 2013March 24, 2019 The Australian Asbestos Diseases Research Institute says it is ready to begin human trials on what its lead researcher calls…
Asbestos | Updates Short-term Asbestos Exposure Triggers Mesothelioma ByAlex Strauss August 13, 2013June 21, 2017 The recent death of a British man from mesothelioma is evidence of the destructive power of asbestos – even when…
New Studies | Research | Updates Scientists Test New Skin Delivery for Mesothelioma Drug ByAlex Strauss August 6, 2013July 9, 2019 Researchers at Griffith University are working on a new kind of mesothelioma treatment – one that could be delivered through…
Symptoms | Updates New Approach to Decrease Mesothelioma Symptom ByAlex Strauss July 31, 2013March 25, 2019 Draining off excess lung fluid with an indwelling catheter may be a better way to deal with this mesothelioma symptom…
New Drugs | Treatments | Updates FDA Approval Could Mean New Choice for Mesothelioma Patients ByAlex Strauss July 29, 2013May 20, 2019 A newly-approved drug for late-stage lung cancer may have implications for people with malignant mesothelioma, as well. The FDA recently…
Australia | International | Mesothelioma | Updates New Mesothelioma Treatment Targets Growth Factors ByAlex Strauss July 23, 2013March 26, 2019 On the brink of a predicted “third wave” of mesothelioma cases in Australia, Australian scientists are testing a new kind of…
Statistics | Updates Peritoneal Mesothelioma Study: Long-Term Survival is Possible ByAlex Strauss July 17, 2013July 7, 2019 A new study out of Italy has some encouraging news for patients with the peritoneal form of malignant mesothelioma. The recent…
Surgery | Treatments | Updates P/D for Mesothelioma: Are the Studies Accurate? ByAlex Strauss July 7, 2013July 7, 2019 A new analysis of pleurectomy/decortication suggests that the most radical form of the surgery produces the best results for mesothelioma patients,…