Pleural mesothelioma patients often face a high rate of recurrence after surgery. The goal of mesothelioma surgery is to accomplish complete macroscopic resection. However, most surgeons are not focused on lymph nodes in the spaces between the rib cage because they have never been a part of cancer...
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Research coming out of the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania could help improve staging and treatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma. A presentation...
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In a promising start to 2014, a study was published this month by the Journal of Thoracic Oncology judging a multimodal treatment approach that has added years to the prognosis of...
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This week, the mesothelioma community lost a courageous soul. Jan Egerton of the blog Jan’s Journey has succumbed to pleural mesothelioma. She was diagnosed with mesothelioma in...
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Emerging Treatment for Mesothelioma The term “novel therapy” is used to describe emerging treatment options that aren’t considered for use as a main line of treatment. These...
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Geologists in Boulder City, Nevada have recently found deposits of naturally occurring asbestos in the southern region of the state. Most people are generally aware that asbestos...
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Amid the political discourse, bizarre weather, royal gossip and Hollywood controversies of 2013, another theme showed itself this year: hope. The progress made in mesothelioma...
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A petition, generated by Clare Cameron of the Pacific Meso Center, hopes to rally support to fund and establish the Elmo Zumwalt Mesothelioma Treatment and Research Center. The...
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The U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) have recently teamed up to study the causal relationship between...
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Mesothelioma is a complex disease requiring equally complex treatment. Sometimes the best way to understand something complex is to relate it to something a lot of people...
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Controversial FACT Act Aims to End Asbestos Fraud The House of Representatives is set to vote on a piece of legislation today that may have a profound impact on victims of...
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