Mayo Clinic Begins First Trial Using Measles Virus in Mesothelioma Patients
After promising lab work, researchers for the first time have begun using the measles virus as a potential therapy for mesothelioma patients.
View ArticleMesothelioma Fundraiser ‘Soccer for a Cure’ a Local Success
Players at the Soccer for a Cure mesothelioma fundraiser put cancer awareness above their own personal comfort and used the Guinness World Book of Records as their platform.
View ArticleNCI Researchers Introduce New Personalized Survival Calculator for Peritoneal...
NCI researchers recently created a personalized survival calculator for peritoneal mesothelioma patients. The nomogram - which is based on personal, laboratory and surgical factors - helps predict...
View ArticleActor Jack Klugman was Key Player in Orphan Drug Act Becoming Law 30 Years Ago
Actor Jack Klugman became known for TV roles like Oscar Madison and Quincey. But his real life role helped Congress pass the Orphan Drug Act, which has helped many cancer patients, including those with...
View ArticleMIT Researchers Using New Technology that Could Make Cancer Detection Much...
Researchers at MIT are working on new technology that will uncover the biomarkers that could make detection of cancers like mesothelioma as simple as a urine test.
View ArticleMesothelioma Research: Where 2012 Took Us, and What 2013 Has in Store
In December's Journal of Thoracic Oncology, expert oncologist Anne Tsao analyzed recent mesothelioma research developments, including discoveries of anti-angiogenic drugs, immunotherapy procedures and...
View ArticleVerastem Inc. to Begin Developing Novel Mesothelioma Drug
Biopharmaceutical company Verastem, Inc. is gearing up for a phase II mesothelioma trial of a new drug, VS-6063. The drug has been in development for several years and shows promise in mesothelioma...
View ArticleMesothelioma Cancer Patients Hurt by Court Ruling Against Medicinal Marijuana
Federal appeals court rules against loosening marijuana laws, hurting mesothelioma cancer patients looking for alternative treatment options.
View ArticleWorld Cancer Day Brings Global Perspective to Fight against Mesothelioma
Mesothelioma is just one of many preventable diseases that gets mentioned when we observe World Cancer Day on Feb. 4.
View ArticleCould Fowlpox Vaccination Be Next Big Mesothelioma Treatment?
Researchers at the University of Hawaii found that a fowlpox-based vaccine could be the next promising form of mesothelioma immunotherapy. In an animal study, the vaccine generated a significant immune...
View ArticleMesothelioma Community will Gather in Las Vegas for 10th Annual Meso...
The role of genetics, new therapies and hope for the future will be on the agenda at the 10th annual Meso Foundation Symposium in Las Vegas.
View ArticleGenetic Research Focus at Meso Foundation Symposium
Researchers like Michele Carbone, M.D. presented the latest findings in mesothelioma research on genetics at the 2013 Meso Foundation Symposium. Genetic predisposition and genetic treatment were the...
View ArticleFinding a Mesothelioma Specialist Can Make a Difference
Presenters at this year's Meso Foundation Symposium stressed the importance of working with a mesothelioma specialist.
View ArticleStudy Indicates Mesothelioma Surgery May Make Breathing More Difficult
A new study found that pleural mesothelioma patients lost around 25 percent of their lung volume - and had a harder time breathing - after undergoing an extrapleural pneumonectomy. This procedure is...
View ArticleLung Volume Indirectly Measures Mesothelioma Growth, Impacts Prognosis
Oncologists often use tumor size as a way to determine a patient's mesothelioma prognosis, but this can be tricky and time-consuming. Researchers at the University of Chicago explain that by measuring...
View ArticleLactic Acid Could Aid Early Mesothelioma Diagnosis
Researchers in Chile are touting a groundbreaking diagnostic tool that could benefit future mesothelioma patients.
View ArticleResearchers in Minnesota Find Taconite Miners are at Greater Risk for...
A recent released study ties taconite industry in Minnesota to elevated incidents of mesothelioma cancer. Talconite can contain asbestos.
View ArticleArizona Surgeon Believes Robotics Will Change Future of Mesothelioma Treatment
Breaking new ground, an Arizona surgeon believes robotics could become the future for mesothelioma treatment.
View ArticleMesothelioma Incidence Rates Remain Steady Despite Dramatic Decline in...
The use of asbestos has been reduced dramatically, but mesothelioma incidence rates still on steady course.
View ArticleNew Immunotherapy Drug Works with Lung Cancer, Might Be Future for...
An Immunotherapy drug testing well with lung cancer has become a future hope for mesothelioma treatment.
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