Mesothelioma, a cancer mainly caused by asbestos exposure, is typically found in older Americans. One problem with mesothelioma is that it is hard to tell between reactive and cancerous cells. A study in the American Journal of Pathology sheds light and expands on this information. The study found a biomarker,[…]
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Palliative Care Improves Lives of Mesothelioma Patients
Palliative care is an essential part of the cancer treatment process. It helps improve the quality of life of people with life threatening illnesses like mesothelioma. It is important for doctors to know the range of symptoms patients experience to help provide the best care possible. Palliative care is a[…]
Delayed Care for Mesothelioma Could be Beneficial for Patients
Mesothelioma, a cancer mainly caused by asbestos, is very hard to treat. A new study wanted to see if treating mesothelioma immediately is the best option for certain patients. The study, which was published in Clinical Lung Cancer, looks at patients with inoperable pleural mesothelioma. The study compared patients who[…]
Surgery Improves Survival in Mesothelioma Patients
There is a debate about whether surgery for mesothelioma is beneficial. A new study was presented at the World Conference on Lung Cancer. The study looked at the survival of pleural mesothelioma patients who had different types of treatment. These included chemotherapy followed by surgery and chemotherapy only. The goal[…]
How the Immune System is Affected by Pleural Mesothelioma
A recent study looked at the body’s immune system and how it responds to pleural mesothelioma, a cancer of the lining of the lungs. Results were published in the journal Pathobiology. The immune cells around the tumor area of 60 pleural mesothelioma patients were studied. The researchers used biomarkers to[…]
Mesothelioma’s Effects on Mental Health
Mesothelioma is a tough cancer to live with that is incurable and caused by asbestos. A recent study published in the European Journal of Oncology Nursing looked at the impact of mesothelioma on mental health and wellbeing. The frequency of mental health conditions among patients and caregivers was also examined.[…]
Exposure to Asbestos With BAP1 Mutation Increases Risk of Mesothelioma
In a study presented today at the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2024, researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center showed that mice with a BAP1 germline mutation, after exposure to small levels of asbestos, had a greater chance of developing malignant mesothelioma. The study is being published in[…]
Researchers Looked at Fibroblasts to Determine Their Role in Mesothelioma Growth
Malignant mesothelioma is a hard cancer to treat and is mainly caused by asbestos. It was widely used in construction, steel mills, and other industries. Mesothelioma is especially hard to treat because it grows and spreads quickly. There are unfortunately not many options for the treatment of mesothelioma. It takes[…]
Targeting uPARAP Could Improve Mesothelioma Treatment
Mesothelioma is a hard cancer to treat that has low survival rates. This makes it a problem for doctors and researchers. A new study is looking to change this by looking at the collagen receptor uPARAP. The current clinical trial is looking at uPARAP, a protein that is found in[…]
ADI-PEG20 Improves Survival in Mesothelioma Patients
ADI-PEG20 is showing promising results for mesothelioma. It is the first treatment to be fully incorporated with chemotherapy in 20 years. The drug will bring hope to thousands of mesothelioma survivors and their families. The drug works by blocking a cancer’s food supply, preventing the spread of the cancer. It[…]
