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Study Finds Molecular and Clinical Gender Differences in Mesothelioma
ByAlex Strauss November 15, 2015March 16, 2017

Malignant pleural mesothelioma may act differently in men and women due to differences at the molecular level. Researchers in some…

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Fighting Mesothelioma with Immunotherapy Drug Tremelimumab
ByAlex Strauss November 13, 2015March 16, 2017

A new study on the immunotherapy drug tremelimumab for the treatment of mesothelioma has some good news and some bad…

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Genetics | New Drugs | Research | Treatments | Updates | Vaccine

Enzyme Blockers May Offer Innovative New Mesothelioma Treatment
ByAlex Strauss November 9, 2015March 19, 2019

Cancer drugs that block an enzyme called EZH2 could be a “tremendous innovation” for mesothelioma patients, according to researchers at…

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Radiation Treatment After Mesothelioma Surgery: Is it Worth It?
ByAlex Strauss November 6, 2015March 16, 2017

Radiotherapy after lung-removing mesothelioma surgery is not likely to improve mesothelioma survival or quality of life. European researchers reached that…

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Mesothelioma Patients May Avoid Chemotherapy Rash with This Medicine
ByAlex Strauss November 4, 2015March 16, 2017

Patients undergoing chemotherapy for mesothelioma may avoid the rash associated with the chemotherapy drug pemetrexed if they take a small…

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What is the Best Approach to Surgery for Mesothelioma?
ByAlex Strauss November 2, 2015March 16, 2017

What is the best way to approach surgery for malignant pleural mesothelioma? Do more and better research. That proclamation comes…

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Asbestos Building Products Expected to Cause Thousands of Korean Mesothelioma Deaths
ByAlex Strauss October 30, 2015March 16, 2017

Asbestos containing products are expected to claim the lives of as many as 3,400 people from mesothelioma and other asbestos-related…

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New Immunotherapy for Mesothelioma Relies on Altered T-Cells
ByAlex Strauss October 28, 2015March 16, 2017

An emerging type of mesothelioma therapy that uses altered T-cells to attack tumors is generating some excitement among researchers at…

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Predicting Peritoneal Mesothelioma Treatment Outcomes with Genetics
ByAlex Strauss October 26, 2015March 16, 2017

Researchers in Pennsylvania say they have come up with a new, more reliable way of predicting mesothelioma treatment response in…

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Using Biomarkers to Diagnose Mesothelioma Earlier
ByAlex Strauss October 23, 2015March 16, 2017

One of the biggest challenges in the treatment of mesothelioma is diagnosing the disease when it is in its earliest…

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Study Finds Molecular and Clinical Gender Differences in Mesothelioma

Fighting Mesothelioma with Immunotherapy Drug Tremelimumab

Enzyme Blockers May Offer Innovative New Mesothelioma Treatment

Radiation Treatment After Mesothelioma Surgery: Is it Worth It?

Mesothelioma Patients May Avoid Chemotherapy Rash with This Medicine

What is the Best Approach to Surgery for Mesothelioma?

Asbestos Building Products Expected to Cause Thousands of Korean Mesothelioma Deaths

New Immunotherapy for Mesothelioma Relies on Altered T-Cells

Predicting Peritoneal Mesothelioma Treatment Outcomes with Genetics

Using Biomarkers to Diagnose Mesothelioma Earlier

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