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Most Mesothelioma Patients Don’t Need Preventive Radiotherapy after Pleural Intervention

ByAlex Strauss July 1, 2016March 16, 2017

Preventive radiotherapy may not be the best way to keep new tumors from growing at the site of pleural interventions…

Mesothelioma Patients Could Be Impacted by Federal Cannabis Decision

ByAlex Strauss June 28, 2016March 16, 2017

A decision could come within weeks that could dramatically affect access to medicinal marijuana for thousands of patients with malignant…

Activin A: A New Biomarker for Mesothelioma Prognosis?

ByAlex Strauss June 26, 2016March 16, 2017

If you’re a mesothelioma patient, should you have your activin A level checked? A new study suggests that this protein…

Earlier Mesothelioma Diagnosis with MicroRNAs

ByAlex Strauss June 23, 2016March 16, 2017

Tiny non-coding bits of RNA could hold the key to identifying malignant mesothelioma earlier and potentially improving mesothelioma survival. That…

Reassurance for Mesothelioma Patients with Indwelling Pleural Catheters

ByAlex Strauss June 20, 2016March 16, 2017

Mesothelioma patients with an indwelling pleural catheter (IPC) for pleural effusion can rest assured that the device is unlikely to…

Could Asbestos Play a Role in Kidney Cancer as Well as Mesothelioma?

ByAlex Strauss June 17, 2016June 20, 2017

New facts are emerging about the potential role of asbestos, the primary cause of malignant mesothelioma, in the development of…

New Immunotherapy Drug Works Synergistically to Fight Malignant Mesothelioma

ByAlex Strauss June 15, 2016March 16, 2017

The creators of a new kind of cancer drug based on an altered cold virus say it appears to work synergistically with…

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Quality of Life Better After Mesothelioma Surgery

ByAlex Strauss June 13, 2016March 16, 2017

A study led by a Loyola University thoracic surgeon finds that almost all patients who have a type of pleural…

Enzyme Study Sheds Light on Potential New Mesothelioma Treatment

ByAlex Strauss June 10, 2016March 16, 2017

Japanese researchers say an enzyme that is highly overexpressed in malignant pleural mesothelioma tissues could be key to fighting this…

Investigational Mesothelioma Drug Produces Encouraging Results

ByAlex Strauss June 8, 2016September 15, 2017

The largest ever study of an anti-PD-L1 drug in patients with malignant mesothelioma has yielded some promising results. The drug…

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Most Mesothelioma Patients Don’t Need Preventive Radiotherapy after Pleural Intervention

Mesothelioma Patients Could Be Impacted by Federal Cannabis Decision

Activin A: A New Biomarker for Mesothelioma Prognosis?

Earlier Mesothelioma Diagnosis with MicroRNAs

Reassurance for Mesothelioma Patients with Indwelling Pleural Catheters

Could Asbestos Play a Role in Kidney Cancer as Well as Mesothelioma?

New Immunotherapy Drug Works Synergistically to Fight Malignant Mesothelioma

Quality of Life Better After Mesothelioma Surgery

Enzyme Study Sheds Light on Potential New Mesothelioma Treatment

Investigational Mesothelioma Drug Produces Encouraging Results

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), UNITED STATES

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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

University of Maryland School of Medicine, UNITED STATES

University of Hawaii Cancer Center, UNITED STATES

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