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A Missouri appeals court upheld a multi-billion-dollar verdict in a Johnson & Johnson case tied to a group of women’s asbestos-caused ovarian cancer. The New York Times...
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Ramucirumab Immunotherapy for Mesothelioma Makes Chemotherapy More Effective
Clinical Trials, Research, Treatment
By: Devin Golden
July 2, 2020
On their own, individual therapies aren’t as effective at slowing or stopping mesothelioma. The answer seems to be teaming multiple methods up as a combined force. The...
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Could Immunotherapy and Radiation Be the Answer to Mesothelioma?
Clinical Trials, Mesothelioma Guide, Research, Treatment
By: Devin Golden
July 1, 2020
The medical community is investigating every possible avenue for fighting mesothelioma. All combinations are in play. Surgery with chemotherapy is the most common pairing for this...
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Dwell Chemotherapy Part of Lengthy Survival in Consecutive Peritoneal Mesothelioma Cases
News, Research, Treatment
By: Devin Golden
June 30, 2020
Long-term mesothelioma survival is rare, mainly due to how stubborn and aggressive this cancer usually is. Lengthy survival in consecutive cases is nearly unheard of, but a recent...
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Chemoperfusion Aids Late-Stage Pleural Mesothelioma Patients
Clinical Trials, Research, Treatment
By: Devin Golden
June 24, 2020
Most people with mesothelioma are, unfortunately, not candidates for surgery. Their disease was caught too late and is too advanced. An aggressive operation — or even...
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Mesothelioma Not Limited By Age: Report of Man in 20s With Cancer
Awareness, News
By: Devin Golden
June 23, 2020
Mesothelioma is widely viewed as a disease of the elderly. The average age of people diagnosed is in the 60s, and few of them are younger than 40. That’s what makes a recent...
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Late-Stage Mesothelioma Patients Benefit From Experimental Treatment
Clinical Trials, Mesothelioma Guide, Research, Treatment
By: Devin Golden
June 22, 2020
Editor’s Note: This story was updated June 22, 2020 with new data from the study.Mesothelioma presents quite a few obstacles for the people with this cancer and the...
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FDA Approves Keytruda for Mesothelioma in Specific Cases
News, Treatment
By: Devin Golden
June 18, 2020
It always seemed like a matter of when — not if — Keytruda would be approved for mesothelioma. The “when” is now here — but only for some mesothelioma patients. The...
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Immunotherapy Combination Proving Effective for Peritoneal Mesothelioma
Clinical Trials, Treatment
By: Devin Golden
Most clinical trials experimenting with novel treatments focus on pleural mesothelioma, due to the higher incidence rates and poorer prognosis. Peritoneal mesothelioma often gets...
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