Alternatives | Asia | International | Multi-Modality Therapy | New Studies | Research | Treatments Radiofrequency Ablation for Recurrent Mesothelioma: A New Treatment Option? ByAlex Strauss September 17, 2018September 14, 2018 A procedure normally used to help alleviate pain has been used to successfully stop a case of recurrent malignant pleural…
Multi-Modality Therapy | New Studies | Radiation Therapy | Research | Treatments Radiotherapy LIkely to Play a Bigger Role in Future Mesothelioma Therapy ByAlex Strauss September 15, 2018September 13, 2018 New research suggests that radiotherapy is likely to play a larger role in the multi-modal treatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma…
Asbestos | Australia | International | Mesothelioma | New Studies | Research | Statistics Mesothelioma Survival Odds Better for Women Than Men ByAlex Strauss September 12, 2018September 12, 2018 Women diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma tend to live longer than men with the same disease. Australian researchers say understanding exactly…
Asbestos | Diagnosis | Europe | Genetics | International | Research Pleural Mesothelioma Risk: Genes and Exposure Both Play a Role ByAlex Strauss September 10, 2018 When it comes to the development of malignant pleural mesothelioma, your job and your relatives both appear to play critical…
Alternatives | Glocal | Multi-Modality Therapy | New Studies | Research | Treatments Electricity-based Mesothelioma Treatment Moves a Step Closer to FDA Approval ByAlex Strauss September 8, 2018September 8, 2018 Calling it an “extremely promising therapeutic option” that demonstrates “an impressive extension of median overall survival”, researchers testing a new…
Asia | International | Multi-Modality Therapy | New Studies | Prognosis | Research | Treatments Mobile App Could Help Mesothelioma Patients Find New Treatments ByAlex Strauss September 6, 2018 Mesothelioma patients now have a high-tech new way to connect with cutting edge mesothelioma treatments around the world – for…
Asbestos | Europe | International | Occupations | Statistics New Report Highlights Mesothelioma Danger in British Classrooms ByAlex Strauss September 4, 2018September 27, 2018 A new report suggests that teaching is a surprisingly dangerous — and, in some cases, even deadly — profession in…
Asbestos | Australia | Mesothelioma | New Studies | Research | Statistics Mesothelioma Risk May Differ Between Children and Adults ByAlex Strauss September 2, 2018September 3, 2018 Australian researchers say it may take longer for asbestos-exposed children to develop malignant mesothelioma than it takes adults with the…
Alternatives | Australia | International | Mesothelioma | New Drugs | New Studies | Research | Treatments Milk for Mesothelioma? Proteins in Cow’s Milk May Kill Mesothelioma Cells ByAlex Strauss August 30, 2018 There is new evidence that substances in cow’s milk may trigger a physiological process that leads to the death…
Europe | International | Prognosis | Surgery | Treatments Muscle Loss May Predict Peritoneal Mesothelioma Survival ByAlex Strauss August 27, 2018 Age-related muscle loss appears to be an independent predictor of peritoneal mesothelioma survival after surgery. The news might help patients…