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‘Tunnels’ Between Cells: A New Target for Mesothelioma Treatment?
ByAlex Strauss November 19, 2014July 9, 2019

Doctors with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York and the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis have just released…

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Chemotherapy May be Underutilized for Mesothelioma
ByAlex Strauss November 17, 2014March 21, 2019

Doctors from the Asbestos Diseases Research Institute and Sydney Medical School reached their conclusions by comparing data on mesothelioma patients…

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Promising Mesothelioma Therapy Combo Reportedly Shrinks Tumors, Inhibits Regrowth
ByAlex Strauss November 13, 2014March 16, 2017

Doctors in Japan are optimistic about a new treatment protocol that they say shrunk mesothelioma tumors in mice by 80%…

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Biomarkers | Diagnosis | Genetics | Prognosis | Research | Updates

BAP1 Mutation May Bode Well for Mesothelioma Survival
ByAlex Strauss November 11, 2014March 20, 2019

A new study has some good news and some bad news for people who carry the BAP1 genetic mutation. The bad…

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Oral Drug Combination May Prolong Survival in Previously-Treated Mesothelioma Patients
ByAlex Strauss November 7, 2014March 16, 2017

Doctors in one of the world’s top mesothelioma hotspots say they have found an oral drug combination that appears to…

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Biopsy | Diagnosis | Europe | International | New Techniques | Scans | Updates

Fine Needle Biopsy: An Easier Way to Diagnose Mesothelioma?
ByAlex Strauss November 5, 2014March 23, 2019

IExamining the tissue from a suspected tumor under a microscope is currently the only way to definitively diagnose suspected mesothelioma.…

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Vegetable Compound May Help Treat Mesothelioma with Fewer Side Effects
ByAlex Strauss November 3, 2014July 9, 2019

Phenethyl isothiocyanate (PEITC) is a naturally occurring isothiocyanate. Brussels sprouts, watercress, radishes and capers all get their characteristic flavors from…

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PET/CT and Mesothelioma Staging: Better Imaging Techniques are Needed
ByAlex Strauss October 31, 2014March 26, 2019

Scientists with the Institute of Diagnostic and interventional Radiology at the University Hospital of Zurich have just released a new…

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Mesothelioma Subtype Predicts Poor Survival Odds
ByAlex Strauss October 29, 2014March 25, 2019

Histological subtyping, which involves classifying mesothelioma types by certain microscopic features, plays a crucial role in diagnosis, treatment, and determining…

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Asbestos | Compensation | Europe | International | Occupations | Updates

Report Finds Mesothelioma “Grossly Under-Recognized” in Spain
ByAlex Strauss October 26, 2014March 26, 2019

The newly-published study, was conducted by the Ministry of Health in Madrid and the Department of History of Science at…

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‘Tunnels’ Between Cells: A New Target for Mesothelioma Treatment?

Chemotherapy May be Underutilized for Mesothelioma

Promising Mesothelioma Therapy Combo Reportedly Shrinks Tumors, Inhibits Regrowth

BAP1 Mutation May Bode Well for Mesothelioma Survival

Oral Drug Combination May Prolong Survival in Previously-Treated Mesothelioma Patients

Fine Needle Biopsy: An Easier Way to Diagnose Mesothelioma?

Vegetable Compound May Help Treat Mesothelioma with Fewer Side Effects

PET/CT and Mesothelioma Staging: Better Imaging Techniques are Needed

Mesothelioma Subtype Predicts Poor Survival Odds

Report Finds Mesothelioma “Grossly Under-Recognized” in Spain

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