Computer Evaluation May Help Guide Mesothelioma Treatment
A computer program designed to help doctors analyze tumors in three dimensions could be a valuable tool for guiding treatment…
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Drug May Improve Chemotherapy for Mesothelioma
A medication used to slow the growth of kidney cancer may help improve the effectiveness of chemotherapy for mesothelioma. Temsirolimus… -
Study Advises Caution For Mesothelioma Blood Test
Australian researchers are warning that a blood test used to help diagnose mesothelioma could indicate the presence of another disease instead. Mesothelin… -
Power Plants Workers at High Risk for Mesothelioma
A new German study has confirmed what thousands of power plants workers already know: their exposure to asbestos on the… -
Antioxidants May Help Fight Mesothelioma
New research from a Philadelphia cancer center suggests antioxidants may be another important tool in the fight against malignant mesothelioma.… -
Mesothelioma, One Rare Disease in the Spotlight
Mesothelioma is one of more than 7,000 rare diseases that will be in the spotlight on National Rare Disease Day on… -
Study Reveals Mesothelioma Characteristics
Mesothelioma is a thin, fast-spreading tumor of the pleura, peritoneum or pericardium. These are tissues that surround and encase internal organs.… -
Excess Iron Linked to Mesothelioma
New studies suggest that overloading the body with iron may be another way asbestos can trigger mesothelioma. And ridding the… -
PET Valuable for Diagnosing and Staging Mesothelioma
Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scans are one of the most effective tools for predicting how well a mesothelioma patient will… -
Faulty DNA Repair Genes May Raise Mesothelioma Risk
Not everyone who is exposed to asbestos has the same risk of developing mesothelioma. Now, new research supports the idea that…
