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BAP1 Test Offers More Accurate Mesothelioma Diagnosis

ByAlex Strauss October 23, 2017

A Chinese research study finds that adding a test for expression of the BAP1 tumor-suppressor protein to standard biomarker testing…

Age May Have Little Impact on Mesothelioma Surgery Outcomes

ByAlex Strauss October 20, 2017

Being older does not necessarily reduce a patient’s odds of benefiting from mesothelioma surgery. That is the good news from…

New Assessment Identifies People at High Risk for Malignant Mesothelioma

ByAlex Strauss October 18, 2017

Scottish researchers say they have come up with a better way to decide which asbestos-exposed people might benefit from mesothelioma…

Mesothelioma Biomarker Test May Be Diagnostic Alternative for Frail Patients

ByAlex Strauss October 14, 2017

A set of proteins found in the lung fluid of people with malignant pleural mesothelioma may offer a safer way…

New Chemotherapy Technique Carries Risks for Peritoneal Mesothelioma Patients

ByAlex Strauss October 12, 2017

A new way of delivering chemotherapy drugs to the site of a peritoneal mesothelioma tumor has some unique benefits, but…

Mesothelioma Patients May Benefit from ‘Aesthetic Support’

ByAlex Strauss October 9, 2017

When it comes to coping with the treatment and side effects of a cancer like malignant mesothelioma, looks matter –…

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Diagnosing Mesothelioma with BAP1 Testing: Does it Work?

ByAlex Strauss October 7, 2017

Tests for the presence or absence of the BAP1 tumor-suppressor protein are likely to continue to play a pivotal role…

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Mesothelioma Survivors May Not Have Enough Knowledge of Nutrition

ByAlex Strauss October 4, 2017

New evidence suggests that too many long-term survivors of malignant mesothelioma and other cancers may not be following the dietary…

New Biomarker Could Help Eradicate Mesothelioma Resistance to Chemotherapy

ByAlex Strauss September 30, 2017

Researchers in the Netherlands have unveiled what may be a major breakthrough in the chemotherapeutic treatment of malignant mesothelioma. Malignant…

Sickest Mesothelioma Patients May Benefit Most from P/D Surgery

ByAlex Strauss September 28, 2017

Patients with the worst cases of malignant pleural mesothelioma may stand to gain the most from pleurectomy and decortication (P/D)…

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BAP1 Test Offers More Accurate Mesothelioma Diagnosis

Age May Have Little Impact on Mesothelioma Surgery Outcomes

New Assessment Identifies People at High Risk for Malignant Mesothelioma

Mesothelioma Biomarker Test May Be Diagnostic Alternative for Frail Patients

New Chemotherapy Technique Carries Risks for Peritoneal Mesothelioma Patients

Mesothelioma Patients May Benefit from ‘Aesthetic Support’

Diagnosing Mesothelioma with BAP1 Testing: Does it Work?

Mesothelioma Survivors May Not Have Enough Knowledge of Nutrition

New Biomarker Could Help Eradicate Mesothelioma Resistance to Chemotherapy

Sickest Mesothelioma Patients May Benefit Most from P/D Surgery

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Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, UNITED STATES

National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health, UNITED STATES

University of Chicago, Medical Center, UNITED STATES

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University of Hawaii Cancer Center, UNITED STATES

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