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Measuring the Emotional Toll of Mesothelioma
ByAlex Strauss March 9, 2018March 9, 2018

A new report suggests that too many mesothelioma patients and their families may not be coping as well as they…

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Diagnosis | Europe | International | Multi-Modality Therapy | Scans | Treatments

PET Beats CT in Study of Mesothelioma Staging Tools
ByAlex Strauss March 6, 2018

When it comes to accurately assessing the extent of an individual case of malignant pleural mesothelioma, Positron Emission Tomography (PET)…

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Asia | International | New Studies | Research | Surgery | Treatments

New Surgical Technique May Improve Mesothelioma Survival
ByAlex Strauss March 4, 2018

A new study is asking the question, is it possible to remove a malignant mesothelioma tumor with pleurectomy-decortication (P/D) without risking…

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

New Mesothelioma Treatment Combines Immunotherapy and Targeted Radiation
ByAlex Strauss March 1, 2018

Researchers at one of the nation’s top cancer institutes are betting on a combination of radiation and immunotherapy in the…

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Asia | Immune Systems | International | Prognosis | Research

Blood Test May Not Predict Mesothelioma Survival as Well as Hoped
ByAlex Strauss February 26, 2018

A new Japanese study is calling into question the value of a common prognostic test for people with malignant pleural…

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Asbestos | Asbestos | Australia | International | Mesothelioma | Statistics

Mesothelioma Persists in Australia Despite Asbestos Ban
ByAlex Strauss February 24, 2018February 24, 2018

Australia’s legacy of asbestos mining and use continues to haunt it almost fifteen years after the country banned all forms…

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Biomarkers | Chemotherapy | Diagnosis | Europe | International | Prognosis | Treatments

Simple Blood Test Detects Mesothelioma Progression
ByAlex Strauss February 21, 2018

Malignant mesothelioma patients may not need multiple CT scans to tell whether their cancer has progressed in the months after …

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Biopsy | Chemotherapy | Diagnosis | Genetics | Immunotherapy | Research | Treatments

Mini-Tumors May Help Doctors Develop Personalized Mesothelioma Treatments
ByAlex Strauss February 18, 2018

Doctors at Wake Forest University are using miniature lab-grown three dimensional tumors to test personalized mesothelioma treatments. The mini-tumors are…

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Immune Systems | Immunotherapy | Research | Treatments | Vaccine

Could Stem Cell Vaccine Lead to Mesothelioma Cure?
ByAlex Strauss February 15, 2018

A new stem cell vaccine that has proven effective against malignant mesothelioma and several other cancers in mice might offer…

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Asbestos | Glocal | International | New Studies | Research | Statistics

Study Finds Wide Disparity in Global Mesothelioma Rates
ByAlex Strauss February 12, 2018

New evidence shows there is wide disparity in global rates of malignant mesothelioma, the aggressive disease also known as “asbestos…

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