Asbestos | Europe | International | Statistics Risk for Peritoneal Mesothelioma Keeps Rising Decades After Exposure ByAlex Strauss August 19, 2019 Pleural mesothelioma risk may level off over several decades, but the risk for peritoneal mesothelioma never goes down. That is…
Chemotherapy | Europe | International | Surgery | Treatments Unresectable Peritoneal Mesothelioma Becomes Operable After Bi-Directional Chemotherapy ByAlex Strauss August 17, 2019 French researchers have successfully operated on a man with unresectable peritoneal mesothelioma after treating him with bi-directional chemotherapy. Chemotherapy is…
Alternatives | Holistic | New Studies | Research Keto Diet for Mesothelioma Not Advised Despite New Research ByAlex Strauss August 15, 2019August 15, 2019 New research suggests a diet low in carbs and sugar may slow the growth of certain kinds of cancer cells.…
Immune Systems | Immunotherapy | New Drugs | Research | Treatments New Mesothelioma Immunotherapy Trial Now Underway at Baylor ByAlex Strauss August 12, 2019 Cancer researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have launched a new mesothelioma immunotherapy trial. The trial combines the cancer drug…
Asbestos | Asbestos | Australia | Compensation | International | Mesothelioma Mesothelioma Risk From Home Renovation in The Spotlight ByAlex Strauss August 10, 2019 The case of an Australian man is highlighting the mesothelioma risk from home renovation when asbestos is present. Forty-two year…
Chemotherapy | New Drugs | New Studies | Research | Treatments | Updates Cediranib for Mesothelioma: VEGF Inhibitor Fails Another Trial ByAlex Strauss August 7, 2019 Cediranib for mesothelioma appears to be ruled out by another failed clinical trial. A new study led by MD Anderson…
Biopsy | Canada | Diagnosis | International | New Techniques | Surgery | Treatments Minimally Invasive Lymph Node Staging May Prevent Unnecessary Mesothelioma Surgery ByAlex Strauss August 5, 2019August 4, 2019 A minimally invasive procedure for lymph node staging may help some pleural mesothelioma patients avoid the pain and risk of…
Europe | Immune Systems | International | Multi-Modality Therapy | Research | Treatments Dendritic Cell Therapy for Mesothelioma: Can it Help Other Treatments Work Better? ByAlex Strauss August 3, 2019 A new kind of mesothelioma treatment called dendritic cell therapy might make other types of treatments even more effective. Right…
Biopsy | Diagnosis | Europe | Immune Systems | International | Research New Cancer Blood Test Could Identify Early Mesothelioma ByAlex Strauss July 30, 2019July 29, 2019 Israeli researchers hope that a new kind of cancer blood test could help detect mesothelioma and other malignancies earlier. Earlier…
Immune Systems | Immunotherapy | Research | Treatments Mesothelioma Immunotherapy Drug Keytruda Gets a Boost from Opdivo Study ByAlex Strauss July 27, 2019July 25, 2019 The company that makes a promising new mesothelioma immunotherapy drug got a boost from a competitor’s study this week. The…