Updates Chemotherapy-Related Skin Rashes in Mesothelioma Patients ByAlex Strauss October 17, 2018 New research is calling into question the need for an oral course of a corticosteroid that is often given to…
Asia | Immune Systems | Immunotherapy | International | New Drugs | Research | Treatments | Updates Opdivo for Malignant Mesothelioma: Could a Lower Dose Work? ByAlex Strauss August 11, 2018August 11, 2018 There is new evidence that low doses of the drug Opdivo (nivolumab) may extend lung cancer survival as well as…
Alternatives | Asia | Immune Systems | International | New Studies | Research | Updates Nurse Compassion May Improve Mesothelioma Outcomes ByAlex Strauss July 31, 2018July 31, 2018 Recent research suggests that how people with lung cancers like pleural mesothelioma are treated by their oncology nurses can have…
Diagnosis | New Studies | New Techniques | Research | Surgery | Treatments | Updates Penn Surgeons “Light Up” Tumors to Boost Mesothelioma Survival ByAlex Strauss July 25, 2018July 25, 2018 University of Pennsylvania surgeons are experimenting with a new technology that could vastly improve survival for patients with malignant pleural…
Updates Peritoneal Mesothelioma: Multi-Drug HIPEC Combo Leads to Better Outcomes ByAlex Strauss July 7, 2018 A new French study suggests that peritoneal mesothelioma patients who undergo CRS/HIPEC treatment have better outcomes when two chemotherapeutic agents…
Updates New Staging Method May Improve Accuracy of Mesothelioma Prognosis ByAlex Strauss July 1, 2018 Pleural mesothelioma patients may be less likely to get a true picture of their prognosis when their cancer is “staged”…
Europe | International | New Studies | Prevention | Research | Statistics | Updates Does Alcohol Increase Mesothelioma Risk? ByAlex Strauss June 25, 2018June 21, 2018 A new study suggests that drinking too much could raise the risk for developing malignant mesothelioma or another type of…
Chemotherapy | Multi-Modality Therapy | New Studies | Research | Surgery | Treatments | Updates Study Finds Chemotherapy Unlikely to Improve Peritoneal Mesothelioma Survival ByAlex Strauss April 14, 2018April 14, 2018 A new study from the University of Illinois suggests that patients with peritoneal mesothelioma who undergo surgery may not get…
Updates PD-L1 Linked to Shorter Mesothelioma Survival ByAlex Strauss November 10, 2017January 7, 2019 Mesothelioma patients who express too much of the protein PD-L1 are less likely to survive the asbestos cancer than those…
Asbestos | Biomarkers | Diagnosis | Immune Systems | Immunotherapy | Research | Treatments | Updates Immunotherapy for Mesothelioma: Who Are the Best Candidates? ByAlex Strauss November 6, 2017November 6, 2017 Immunotherapy is emerging as one of the most promising new treatment approaches for a wide range of cancers, including malignant…