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Opdivo and Yervoy Work Together to Treat Pleural Mesothelioma
Mesothelioma is an aggressive cancer with very few treatment options. Patients have a low survival rate, but there is hope with clinical trials. If a clinical trial is found to[…]
Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Does not Improve Survivability in Pleural Mesothelioma Patients
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy is typically used to shrink tumors before surgery to make it easier to remove them. It has been thought that the combination of drugs and surgery can help[…]
Nivolumab to Help Treat Mesothelioma
A new study found that the PD-L1 inhibitor nivolumab is effective in mesothelioma. It was tested on patients and showed that it could be a safe and effective treatment for[…]
Curcumin Could Soon Be Used to Treat Mesothelioma
Curcumin could soon be used to treat mesothelioma patients. It is a natural compound found in turmeric, a spice commonly found in Asian dishes. This natural compound has been used[…]
Doctors Will Soon be Able to Test if Surgery is Safe for Mesothelioma Patients
Doctors could soon know if surgery is the best option for mesothelioma patients. Surgery is one of the most effective ways to improve patients’ lives. The problem is that undergoing[…]
2019 Mesothelioma Treatments in Review
There have been many different advances in medicine benefitting mesothelioma patients, and over the course of 2019, different clinical trials have shown that there is still hope for them. One[…]
Different Mesothelioma and Cancer Support Groups
Many times, when people are diagnosed with mesothelioma, they don’t know where to turn. Such a devastating illness can be very isolating and can even cause depression. It might be[…]
Oncolytic Viruses with Standard Chemotherapy can Help Mesothelioma Patients
Mesothelioma is a cancer with a poor prognosis. People who are diagnosed do not normally have many options, but can at least have hope because of different clinical trials. Clinical[…]
Two Substances Used to Treat Different Cancers Could Potentially Help Mesothelioma Patients
Two drugs could soon be used together to treat the most aggressive form of mesothelioma. Mesothelioma is an incurable cancer with very few options for treatment. Chemotherapy and immunotherapy can[…]
New Molecular Compound May Improve Chemotherapy Treatment for those Suffering from Mesothelioma
Researchers from MIT and Duke may have found a way to make chemotherapy treatments more effective. Chemotherapy is usually the first treatment that is used in people diagnosed with cancer.[…]
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