Multi-Modality Therapy | New Studies | Radiation Therapy | Research | Treatments Radiation for Mesothelioma: Could Proton Therapy Be the Answer? ByAlex Strauss June 9, 2018 Researchers at the Maryland Proton Therapy Treatment Center say a highly-targeted version of proton beam radiation could be the future…
Asbestos | Asia | International | Multi-Modality Therapy | Surgery | Treatments New Study Examines Early Recurrence of Peritoneal Mesothelioma After Surgery ByAlex Strauss June 6, 2018 There is some good news and some bad news this week for patients with malignant peritoneal mesothelioma, an aggressive form…
Asbestos | Occupations | Prevention | Statistics The Evolution of Asbestos and Mesothelioma in Pop Culture ByAlex Strauss June 3, 2018June 3, 2018 Today, most people with access to media are aware that asbestos is dangerous. Even people who are unfamiliar with the…
Legal | New Drugs | Research | Treatments Experimental Mesothelioma Drugs and the New Right-to-Try Law ByAlex Strauss May 31, 2018May 31, 2018 Legislation signed this week by President Trump could pave the way for mesothelioma patients to access promising experimental treatments—even years…
Asbestos | Occupations | Statistics Remembering Veteran Victims of Mesothelioma ByAlex Strauss May 28, 2018May 28, 2018 On this day when the US honors its fallen heroes, it is important to remember that not all who lost…
International | New Studies | Research Updated Guidelines Aim to Advance Mesothelioma Research ByAlex Strauss May 26, 2018March 26, 2019 The criteria for measuring treatment response in malignant pleural mesothelioma is being revised—again. Researchers are hopeful that the new criteria…
Europe | Immune Systems | Immunotherapy | International | New Drugs | Research | Treatments Immunotherapy Combo Shows Early Efficacy for Malignant Mesothelioma ByAlex Strauss May 24, 2018May 24, 2018 AstraZeneca’s immunotherapy drug tremelimumab may still have a chance as a novel mesothelioma treatment, even though an international clinical trial…
Europe | International | New Drugs | New Studies | Research | Treatments Tea Leaf Cancer Treatment May Have Implications for Mesothelioma Patients ByAlex Strauss May 21, 2018 A new type of nanoparticle derived from green tea leaves has been shown to kill lung cancer cells and may…
Asbestos | Europe | International | New Studies | Research Study Highlights Risk of Malignant Mesothelioma From Naturally-Occurring Asbestos ByAlex Strauss May 19, 2018May 19, 2018 A new study is shining a spotlight on the disturbing fact that you don’t have to have worked in an…
Chemotherapy | New Studies | Research | Surgery | Treatments Extending Mesothelioma Survival with Chemotherapy ByAlex Strauss May 16, 2018May 16, 2018 In the continued quest to improve the effectiveness of chemotherapy treatment for malignant pleural mesothelioma, two new studies have been…