The Mayo Clinic has started a new clinical trial to test freezing mesothelioma tumors. In the trial, doctors use liquid nitrogen to freeze tumors before removing them from the...
Read PostThe Nurse’s Corner: Your First Doctor Visit as a Mesothelioma Patient
By: Karen Ritter
November 17, 2015
You’ve just heard your doctor say malignant mesothelioma for the first time and your mind starts racing. What is malignant mesothelioma? Is there a cure? What is my prognosis?...
Read PostContinued from Part 1 Treating Mesothelioma is a “Team Sport” The first heated chemotherapy procedure at the Boston VA was a success because of the team of people involved....
Read PostA few weeks ago, Dr. Avi Lebenthal performed the first heated chemotherapy bath ever completed at the Boston VA. Dr. Lebenthal has been performing this procedure for many years at...
Read PostCritics are attacking a new bill that regulates toxic substances like asbestos, saying it doesn’t do enough to protect citizens from the dangerous mineral. The Udall-Vitter bill...
Read PostLawmakers in Washington D.C. have introduced new legislation that could put a ban on asbestos in the United States. The bill was presented by Senators Barbara Boxer (CA) and Ed...
Read PostA diagnosis of mesothelioma can leave many patients feeling helpless–as if their disease is completely out of their control. But there are ways for every patient to take...
Read PostFighting cancer with an infamous bacteria may seem counter-intuitive. But researchers have found a way to tame this deadly germ to attack an even deadlier disease—mesothelioma....
Read PostThe Environmental Protection Agency recently announced that it would be discontinuing operations in Libby, Montana sometime next year. The small town is home to one of the most...
Read PostThe rarity of mesothelioma is the main culprit behind the difficulty in its diagnosis and treatment. There are so few cases relative to other types of cancer that it is harder to...
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