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Clinical Trial Investigates Multimodality Treatment for Pleural and Peritoneal Mesothelioma

February 15, 2018

Researchers at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center are collaborating with Pfizer to study the effects of immunotherapy treatment Avelumab when combined with stereotactic body radiation therapy, or SBRT, for[…]

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Effective Chemotherapy May Rest Upon Reducing Overactive Enzyme

February 6, 2018

Chemotherapy for mesothelioma patients has been notoriously difficult and the cancer continues to be overwhelmingly unresponsive to such treatment in many cases. However, researchers and scientists have been continually investigating[…]

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February is National Cancer Prevention Month

February 1, 2018

Cancer is the second most leading cause of death in the United States affecting over 500,000 people. However, is estimated that 1/3 of all cancers could be prevented through daily[…]

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The Orphan Drug Act and the National Organization for Rare Disorders Bring Attention and Funding to Rare Diseases

January 25, 2018

Testing and developing new drugs and treatments for an illness is a costly endeavor, but drug companies thrive in this business by being able to sell medication to the sick[…]

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Gene Therapy and DNA Sequencing for Malignant Mesothelioma

January 19, 2018

Genes are the basic unit of DNA that creates unique proteins used for specific cellular function. The expression of that gene creates an effect and if a gene cannot make[…]

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Multimodality Therapy in Pleural Mesothelioma

January 11, 2018

Even though there is no cure for mesothelioma, there are many different treatment options for those suffering from this almost always fatal cancer. Palliative therapy has been successful in lessening[…]

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An Inaccurate Mesothelioma Prognosis Can Result in Wrong Treatment

January 5, 2018

Mesothelioma is not easy to diagnose. Symptoms often mimic other ailments and patients often do not make the connection between asbestos exposure and their illness. Once mesothelioma is diagnosed, patients[…]

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Screening for Mesothelioma: Detecting Mesothelioma Before Symptoms

December 26, 2017

Diagnosing mesothelioma in the early stages has proven to be difficult. Biomarkers and diagnostic procedures are the most common way of determining this cancer’s existence, but if mesothelioma could be[…]

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Risk Factors From Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy Could Be Determined By Early Biomarker

December 19, 2017

Peritoneal mesothelioma is an extremely rare form of mesothelioma that affects the abdominal lining, or peritoneum.  Caused by asbestos exposure, peritoneal mesothelioma can be difficult to diagnose because symptoms are[…]

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ONCOS-102 Passes Safety Evaluation in Phase I Clinical Trials, Phase II Clinical Trial Recommended

December 12, 2017

A new immunotherapy developed by Targovax has recently passed Phase I clinical trials and is set to begin Phase II evaluation of this new treatment that may help those suffering[…]

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