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Longer Mesothelioma Survival Not Always Linked to Specific Treatments
ByAlex Strauss September 6, 2014March 25, 2019

A new study conducted in Australia contains some good news and some bad news for people with malignant pleural mesothelioma…

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Asbestos | Australia | International | Mesothelioma | Prevention | Updates

NSAIDS Temporarily Stave Off Mesothelioma in Mice
ByAlex Strauss September 3, 2014March 26, 2019

Aspirin and COX-2 inhibitors like Celebrex will not keep mesothelioma from developing, but they may slow it down a little.…

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Asbestos | Biomarkers | Diagnosis | Europe | International | New Techniques | Updates

Protein Could be “Critical Biomarker” for Mesothelioma in Asbestos-Exposed Workers
ByAlex Strauss August 30, 2014March 16, 2017

An Italian research team says they have identified a protein that may help quantify risk and detect early mesothelioma in…

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Asbestos | Glocal | International | Occupations | Prevention | Updates

Brief, Indirect Exposure Leads to Mesothelioma in Young Woman
ByAlex Strauss August 29, 2014March 20, 2019

A new report contains some disturbing news about just how little asbestos exposure it may take to cause malignant mesothelioma.…

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Chemotherapy | Europe | International | Prognosis | Treatments | Updates

Mesothelioma Survival: Treatment Response May Not Be the Best Predictor
ByAlex Strauss August 27, 2014June 16, 2019

How long it takes for a person’s mesothelioma to start growing again after chemotherapy may be a better indicator of…

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Chemotherapy | Prognosis | Treatments | Updates

Sodium Levels Predict Mesothelioma Survival
ByAlex Strauss August 25, 2014July 9, 2019

Italian oncologists say an electrolyte imbalance called hyponatraemia could be a valuable way to predict treatment response in malignant pleural…

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Asia | Diagnosis | International | New Techniques | Updates

Light-based Diagnostic Tool May Find Early Mesothelioma
ByAlex Strauss August 24, 2014March 24, 2019

Cancer researchers in Japan say technology that uses fluorescent light to detect cancer cells could be used to help find…

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IMRT for Mesothelioma: Experience Impacts Outcomes
ByAlex Strauss August 21, 2014May 20, 2019

A medical center’s level of experience with intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) can have a significant impact on the outcomes…

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Australia | Biological Therapy | International | Mesothelioma | Research | Treatments | Updates | Vaccine

Australian Doctors Use Bacteria to Shrink Mesothelioma Tumors
ByAlex Strauss August 19, 2014March 20, 2019

Could bacteria responsible for problems ranging from sinusitis to food poisoning be used as a weapon in the fight against…

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Immune-Stimulating Vaccine “Cures” Mesothelioma in Mice
ByAlex Strauss August 17, 2014May 20, 2019

Researchers from Hong Kong claim to have found a way eradicate mesothelioma in mice using a DNA vaccine. Microbiologists at…

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Longer Mesothelioma Survival Not Always Linked to Specific Treatments

NSAIDS Temporarily Stave Off Mesothelioma in Mice

Protein Could be “Critical Biomarker” for Mesothelioma in Asbestos-Exposed Workers

Brief, Indirect Exposure Leads to Mesothelioma in Young Woman

Mesothelioma Survival: Treatment Response May Not Be the Best Predictor

Sodium Levels Predict Mesothelioma Survival

Light-based Diagnostic Tool May Find Early Mesothelioma

IMRT for Mesothelioma: Experience Impacts Outcomes

Australian Doctors Use Bacteria to Shrink Mesothelioma Tumors

Immune-Stimulating Vaccine “Cures” Mesothelioma in Mice

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