Chemotherapy | New Studies | Research | Treatments Treatment for Pericardial Mesothelioma: Chemotherapy is Best ByAlex Strauss January 1, 2019 Some of the nation’s top cancer researchers say chemotherapy is the best treatment for pericardial mesothelioma. Even surgery does not…
Chemotherapy | Europe | Immune Systems | International | Multi-Modality Therapy | Research | Treatments | Virus Chemotherapy for Mesothelioma May Work Better with TroVax ByAlex Strauss December 30, 2018 UK researchers say a cancer vaccine called Trovax has the potential to boost the power of chemotherapy for mesothelioma. Chemotherapy…
Alternatives | Holistic | Prevention | Prognosis Ginsburg’s Recovery Shows Value of Healthy Lifestyle for Mesothelioma Survival ByAlex Strauss December 28, 2018December 28, 2018 Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s successful lung cancer surgery illustrates the value of healthy lifestyle for mesothelioma survival. Although Ginsburg did…
Chemotherapy | Europe | International | Multi-Modality Therapy | Treatments Faster Mesothelioma Chemotherapy Deemed “Safe and Feasible” ByAlex Strauss December 26, 2018 Researchers in The Netherlands say it may be possible to deliver faster mesothelioma chemotherapy without doing any additional damage to…
Asia | International | Multi-Modality Therapy | Prognosis | Treatments Mesothelioma Staging May be Easier with New Approach ByAlex Strauss December 23, 2018 Japanese researchers have introduced a new approach to mesothelioma staging. The new system may make it easier to plan treatment…
Alternatives | Asbestos | Europe | International | New Studies | Research Stress in Mesothelioma Patients During the Holidays ByAlex Strauss December 20, 2018 Every mesothelioma sufferer feels it, but there is very little data on emotional stress in mesothelioma patients and asbestos-exposed people.…
Canada | International | Prevention | Symptoms | Treatments Shortness of Breath Treatment Can ‘Seed’ New Mesothelioma Tumors ByAlex Strauss December 17, 2018December 17, 2018 Mesothelioma patients who get pleural catheters to help with shortness of breath may pay a high price. New research shows…
Asia | Immunotherapy | International | Research | Treatments | Virus Virotherapy for Mesothelioma Can Be More Effective ByAlex Strauss December 15, 2018 Hong Kong researchers may have found a way to get around one of the biggest challenges of virotherapy for mesothelioma.…
Europe | International | Prognosis | Radiation Therapy | Surgery | Treatments Combination Therapy with Mesothelioma Surgery Leads to Longer Survival ByAlex Strauss December 13, 2018 A new study finds almost a quarter of people who had combination therapy with mesothelioma surgery were still alive five…
Immune Systems | New Drugs | New Studies | Research | Surgery | Treatments Survival After Mesothelioma Surgery Could Rise with Immunotherapy Spray ByAlex Strauss December 10, 2018 A spray-on immune booster may one day improve survival after mesothelioma surgery. UCLA scientists tested the biodegradable spray gel in…