Malignant Mesothelioma Registry May Open Treatment Doors for Patients
It may soon be easier for mesothelioma patients to pinpoint the best treatment facilities and to access the highest level…
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Beyond Mesothelioma: Asbestos Linked to Digestive Cancers
Scientists have long known that mesothelioma, an aggressive cancer that affects the membrane around organs, is not the only cancer… -
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Emerging Therapies Target Mesothelioma in New Ways
Targeted therapies may be the future of mesothelioma treatment. That word comes from a team of some of the world’s… -
Putting the Newest Mesothelioma “Orphan Drug” Into Perspective
Last week, the FDA announced the approval of a new orphan drug for the treatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma. According to… -
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Improving Mesothelioma Response to Chemotherapy
Most mesothelioma patients will undergo chemotherapy at some point, whether in preparation for surgery or as a treatment by itself.… -
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Making Mesothelioma Cells More Susceptible to Chemotherapy
A potential new mesothelioma drug may have moved a step closer to gaining mainstream acceptance for use in sick patients.… -
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Irish Physicians Frustrated by Inadequate Training for Mesothelioma Diagnosis
Do general pulmonologists have the training they need to diagnose an illness as rare and challenging as mesothelioma? There is… -
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Mesothelioma-Causing Power of Asbestos Lingers Long After Contaminating Industry Leaves
There is more evidence that exposure to asbestos can dramatically increase the lifetime odds of developing malignant mesothelioma, even after… -
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Could a Virus-Delivered Gene Slow Mesothelioma Growth?
Researchers in Japan are enrolling mesothelioma patients into a trial to test whether blocking a growth signaling pathway inside mesothelioma cells… -
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Kidney Cancer Drug Slows Mesothelioma Growth in Mice
A drug that has been shown to slow the growth of renal cell carcinoma may have moved a step closer…
