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111. Mesothelioma Survival Improved by Adding Heated Chemotherapy to Surgery
November 28, 2011
Delivering a high dose of heated chemotherapy directly into the chest and abdomen during mesothelioma surgery improves patients’ survival without compromising their safety, according to a recent study published in The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. The researchers say their results ...
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112. Alimta Reportedly Caused Lung Injury
November 28, 2011
Construction workers at four Department of Energy (DOE) nuclear sites have been exposed to asbestos and other dangerous materials that are putting them at significantly higher risk for mesothelioma, lung disease, and other cancers according to a new report published in the American Journal of Indust...
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113. DOE Workers Face Higher Risks for Mesothelioma and Other Cancers
November 28, 2011
Construction workers at four Department of Energy (DOE) nuclear sites have been exposed to asbestos and other dangerous materials that are putting them at significantly higher risk for mesothelioma, lung disease, and other cancers according to a new report published in the American Journal of Indust...
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114. James Hardie's Mesothelioma and Asbestos Legacy Continues
November 28, 2011
Most Americans have never heard of a company called James Hardie, but to many Australians this name conjures up an enormous death toll from asbestos. It has been alleged that this company is responsible for thousands of past and future Australian deaths from mesothelioma, lung cancer and asbestosis...
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115. Should the Treatment for Mesothelioma be Individualized? A Frog's Tale
November 28, 2011
Onconase®, a new type of cancer drug was tested in malignant mesothelioma patients whose tumors were inoperable. Results were not better than standard therapy although a minority of patients reportedly received a great benefit. The FDA has demanded a further clinical trial and now the future of th...
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116. Mesothelioma May Benefit From Immuno-Gene Therapy
November 28, 2011
Gene therapy is a promising treatment for mesothelioma, but it has been slow to make its way into clinical use because delivering enough therapeutic genes to effectively kill large numbers of cancer cells has proved challenging. Recently, mesothelioma researchers have been focusing on a method calle...
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117. Mesothelioma Takes Life of Malcolm McLaren - British Punk Rock Icon
November 28, 2011
Malcolm McLaren, the flamboyant so-called ‘Godfather’ of the British punk rock movement, has died of mesothelioma at the age of 64. McLaren, who created and managed the notorious British rock band the Sex Pistols, is famous for having said ‘Rock and roll doesn’t necessarily mean a band…It’s that que...
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118. Mesothelioma Detected by Advanced Blood and Tissue Tests
November 28, 2011
Mesothelioma, a type of cancer caused by exposure to asbestos, can be extremely difficult to diagnose. Not only do the symptoms, which can include shortness of breath, weight loss and fatigue, mimic many other, less serious conditions, but some patients have no symptoms at all until the disease is ...
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119. Pleural Mesothelioma Gets New Clinical Guidelines
November 28, 2011
Physicians around the country who treat patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma are getting familiar with the first-ever guidelines for handling this rare disease. The new guidelines were presented in March at the 15th Annual Conference of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) by Le...
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120. More Mesothelioma Among Oil Refinery Workers
November 28, 2011
The shipbuilding industry is the single most hazardous work environment in terms of asbestos exposure. Now some Italian executives are being forced to own up to that fact and face jail time. An Italian court has convicted three ex-executives of the Fincantieri shipbuilding company in Palermo of ‘n...
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