Treating Mesothelioma with Durvalumab and Tremelimumab A recent clinical trial sponsored by the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is providing hope to pleural mesothelioma patients. The goal of the study is to test the efficacy and safety of treating patients with two different immunotherapy drugs,...
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National Men’s Health Week tips can help patients stay healthier before, during, and after mesothelioma treatment. Mesothelioma occurs in men 4 times more often than women. ...
Read PostThe Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) has started a petition to ban asbestos now. Asbestos is the only known cause of mesothelioma. The EPA has plans to review and...
Read PostIf you’ve been diagnosed with mesothelioma, your diet and nutrition is most likely the last thing on your mind. During a time like this, you must keep not only your spirit up,...
Read PostJune is Cancer Immunotherapy Awareness Month. Innovative treatments like immunotherapies are available through clinical trials and help expand mesothelioma patients’ options....
Read PostA new bill called the Regulatory Accountability Act could prevent future attempts to ban asbestos. The bill was passed by the House of Representatives in January and now the...
Read PostTwo major pharmaceutical companies are teaming up to treat malignant pleural mesothelioma. Aduro Biotech and Merck are collaborating on an upcoming clinical trial testing CRS-207...
Read PostA new study revealed that individuals who are exposed to asbestos earlier in their career are at a higher risk of developing pleural mesothelioma.The study published in the BMJ...
Read PostA potential pleural mesothelioma treatment has received Humanitarian Use Device (HUD) designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Receiving HUD designation may...
Read PostA recent Centers for Disease Control (CDC) study unveiled that the state of Maine has the highest rate of asbestos-related deaths. Every year in the United States approximately...
Read PostA few weeks ago Jenna Campagna and I had the privilege of sitting down with members of the support staff at the Mesothelioma Treatment Center in Houston, Texas. The Mesothelioma...
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