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New Blood Test Could Mean Earlier Mesothelioma Diagnosis
ByAlex Strauss June 5, 2017June 5, 2017

A calcium-binding protein called calretinin may provide the basis for a new kind of blood test for the asbestos-linked cancer,…

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Alternatives | Asia | International | Multi-Modality Therapy | New Drugs | New Studies | Research | Treatments

Cholesterol Drug May Protect Mesothelioma Patients from Radiation
ByAlex Strauss June 3, 2017

A new study suggests that the cholesterol-lowering drug pravastatin could one-day be used to help protect mesothelioma patients from the…

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Alternatives | Immune Systems | Immunotherapy | Multi-Modality Therapy | Prognosis | Research | Treatments | Virus

Altered Viruses May Help Boost Immunotherapy for Malignant Mesothelioma
ByAlex Strauss May 31, 2017

Viruses may soon be playing a bigger role in the fight against malignant mesothelioma and other thoracic cancers. A pair…

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Alternatives | Biological Therapy | Glocal | International | New Drugs | Research | Treatments

Searching for New Mesothelioma Drugs Among African Plants
ByAlex Strauss May 29, 2017

Doctors in Cameroon and Turkey say two types of African plants deserve more study as potential treatments for malignant mesothelioma…

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Chemotherapy | Europe | International | Multi-Modality Therapy | New Studies | Research | Treatments

Standardization Needed for Peritoneal Mesothelioma Treatment
ByAlex Strauss May 27, 2017

Mesothelioma researchers in Belgium and the US have some good news and some bad news about peritoneal mesothelioma treatment. The…

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Immune Systems | Immunotherapy | Multi-Modality Therapy | New Studies | Radiation Therapy | Research

Immunotherapy and Radiation: A Powerful Mesothelioma Combo
ByAlex Strauss May 23, 2017March 1, 2018

New research suggests that, in the battle against malignant pleural mesothelioma, a treatment combining immunotherapy drugs with radiotherapy may be a powerful…

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Asia | Biomarkers | Diagnosis | International | New Studies | Prognosis | Research

Predicting Mesothelioma Outcomes with Soluble Mesothelin
ByAlex Strauss May 19, 2017

New research suggests that a protein often used to help diagnose and track malignant mesothelioma may also be a valuable…

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Asbestos | Europe | International | Occupations | Prevention | Statistics

Mesothelioma Risk and the Timing of Asbestos Exposure
ByAlex Strauss May 16, 2017

The timing of a person’s exposure to asbestos may play a bigger role in the development of malignant pleural mesothelioma…

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Asbestos | Compensation | Diagnosis | Europe | International | Occupations

Mesothelioma Risk in the Families of Asbestos-Exposed Workers
ByAlex Strauss May 12, 2017

A new Italian study is a sobering reminder that living with someone who has worked around asbestos can have fatal consequences.…

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IMRT Beats Conformal Radiotherapy for Pleural Mesothelioma
ByAlex Strauss May 9, 2017

The targeted radiotherapy technique known as intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) may offer a safer way to treat pleural mesothelioma tumors with…

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