Advances in imaging technology for early detection of mesothelioma as well as immunotherapy used in multimodal treatments have recently shown great promise to extend life expectancy for mesothelioma patients. Now, another adjuvant treatment is being developed for treating pleural mesothelioma...
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Yesterday marked the second day of the three-day International Symposium on Malignant Mesothelioma in Bethesda, MD. The symposium brings patients, advocates and doctors together...
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The 2015 International Symposium on Malignant Mesothelioma begins Monday, March 2nd in Bethesda, MD. The three-day, annual conference is an event for medical professionals,...
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Twenty-one new cases of mesothelioma originating in northeastern Minnesota have stoked questions about the high incidence of the disease in the local mining...
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The first patient in a new Phase I clinical trial for mesothelioma has recently begun treatment. The trial is evaluating a combination of two novel drugs designed to attack...
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Mesothelioma specialist, Dr. Lee Krug, and his wife are participating in Cycle for Survival to help raise money to fund mesothelioma research. Cycle for Survival is sponsored in...
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Virttu Biologics, a biomedical company located in Glasgow, Scotland, is using a genetically modified form of the herpes simplex virus (HSV-1) to fight mesothelioma. HSV-1 is the...
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Treatment for peritoneal mesothelioma is only getting better. The University of Montreal’s Division of General Surgical Oncology published results from a recent study...
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Workers in construction trades still face the danger of asbestos exposure. Asbestos, the main cause of mesothelioma, was used in an industrial capacity for most of the late 20th...
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This was not a slow year for the mesothelioma community. In 2014, research progressed by bounds and lives were invariably changed. Looking back is important to remember those...
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Surgery for pleural mesothelioma may be reaching a turning point. There has been debate about which surgical treatments are more effective for years. The extrapleural...
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