The Future of Mesothelioma Treatments Is Hopeful
Gene therapy, photodynamic therapy, cryotherapy and targeted therapy are just some of the emerging treatment options that may hold the key to an effective mesothelioma treatment. Patients, doctors and...
View ArticleStudy Reveals Insufficient Psychosocial Support Among Mesothelioma Patients
English sociologists have concluded a study of mesothelioma patients and determined that patients of this rare cancer commonly lack the psychosocial support during the first three months after their...
View ArticleInterest Group Sets New Guidelines for Pathologic Diagnosis of Mesothelioma
Three years after the initial release, the International Mesothelioma Interest Group issued updated guidelines on diagnostic policies related to identifying mesothelioma cancer.
View ArticleNotable Mesothelioma Treatment Centers Rank Highly In “Best Hospitals” List
Mesothelioma patients need to understand which hospitals are considered the best and which are not. With the newly published U.S. News report, they can identify these treatment centers.
View ArticleStudy: Skin Tumors May Identify Increased Risk of Mesothelioma
Recent evidence from a University of Hawaii demonstrates that certain skin tumors may show a person's increase susceptibility to developing mesothelioma cancer, along with skin cancer.
View ArticleNIH: Breakthrough Lung Cancer Treatment Approach with Drug Pairings
The Cancer Genome Atlas project reveled that pairing drugs to specific squamous lung cancer cases more effectively attack cancer cells, showing a more positive and hopeful future for some cancer...
View ArticleImmunotherapy for Lung Cancer Receives $104 Million Boost
A German-based lung cancer research company recently received a large investment from the fund of a software billionaire that will help the company develop vaccines for non-small cell lung cancer.
View ArticleMesothelioma Treatment Threatened by Pressures on University Research Systems
Research universities face an uncertain future because of systematic problems, according to a new study, that endanger their long-term sustainability and ability to continue a...
View ArticleProton Therapy Center to Treat Lung Cancer Breaks Ground in Central Florida
Central Florida will have one of less than a dozen proton therapy centers in the United States as MD Anderson Cancer Center will open the center in 2014 where lung cancer patients can receive treatment.
View ArticleBWH’s Mesothelioma Test Acquired by Cancer Diagnostic Company
Castle Biosciences will be acquiring Brigham & Women's Hospital's mesothelioma testing technology to help doctors and clinicians more effectively diagnose asbestos cancer.
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