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Alimta May Extend Mesothelioma Survival as a Maintenance Therapy

ByAlex Strauss October 23, 2014March 20, 2019

T Scientists in Japan have just published details of a case they say could be pivotal to the treatment of…

Catheter Path Tumors in Mesothelioma Patients May Be Benign

ByAlex Strauss October 19, 2014March 21, 2019

People suspected of having pleural mesothelioma often have some type of intervention that involves inserting a needle into the pleura.…

Protein Discovery Could Open Door to New Treatment for 1 in 5 Mesothelioma Patients

ByAlex Strauss October 16, 2014March 16, 2017

That news comes from a team of Spanish researchers presenting their new findings at the European Society of Medical Oncology…

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Winemaker’s Mesothelioma Blamed on Asbestos Filter

ByAlex Strauss October 14, 2014March 27, 2019

Italian researchers are reporting the first case of mesothelioma in a person whose only known exposure to asbestos was in…

Blood Pressure Drug May Offer New Hope for a Mesothelioma Cure

ByAlex Strauss October 12, 2014March 20, 2019

Japanese researchers say a drug used to treat high blood pressure may finally present an effective way to combat this…

Mesothelioma Diagnosis: Could a New Way of Reading MRIs Replace Surgical Biopsy?

ByAlex Strauss October 9, 2014March 16, 2017

A new way of evaluating MRI images may eventually make more invasive ways of diagnosing mesothelioma unnecessary. That assertion is…

Orphan Drug Improves Mesothelioma Survival in Phase II Trial

ByAlex Strauss October 7, 2014July 7, 2019

T. Researchers with the National Cancer Institute report that, when administered along with the traditional chemotherapy, amatuximab appears to be…

Targeting Estrogen Receptor Boosts Effectiveness of Mesothelioma Chemotherapy

ByAlex Strauss October 5, 2014March 16, 2017

Malignant mesothelioma is caused by exposure to asbestos and is notoriously hard to treat. The chemotherapy combination of cisplatin and…

Mesothelioma Patients Encouraged to Seek Out Clinical Trials

ByAlex Strauss October 2, 2014May 27, 2019

Two cancer experts from MD Anderson Cancer Center at the University of Texas say patients with mesothelioma should be encouraged…

Man-made Insulator Unlikely to Pose Same Mesothelioma Risk as Asbestos

ByAlex Strauss September 30, 2014March 25, 2019

German scientists say a man-made insulating material called refractory ceramic fiber (RCF) is unlikely to raise the risk of lung…

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Alimta May Extend Mesothelioma Survival as a Maintenance Therapy

Catheter Path Tumors in Mesothelioma Patients May Be Benign

Protein Discovery Could Open Door to New Treatment for 1 in 5 Mesothelioma Patients

Winemaker’s Mesothelioma Blamed on Asbestos Filter

Blood Pressure Drug May Offer New Hope for a Mesothelioma Cure

Mesothelioma Diagnosis: Could a New Way of Reading MRIs Replace Surgical Biopsy?

Orphan Drug Improves Mesothelioma Survival in Phase II Trial

Targeting Estrogen Receptor Boosts Effectiveness of Mesothelioma Chemotherapy

Mesothelioma Patients Encouraged to Seek Out Clinical Trials

Man-made Insulator Unlikely to Pose Same Mesothelioma Risk as Asbestos

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