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161. New Mesothelioma Test May Detect Disease Earlier
November 27, 2011
Malignant mesothelioma is on the rise around the world. As with many cancers, early detection is the key to survival and better quality of life for patients. Now, a group of Japanese researchers is paving the way for a laboratory test that could help doctors identify the disease – and start aggres...
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162. Peritoneal Mesothelioma Gene Expression May Predict Survival
November 27, 2011
Scientists in Baltimore believe they may have found a way to predict – and eventually improve – survival in people with malignant peritoneal mesothelioma (MPM).
Peritoneal mesothelioma is a rare cancer of the membranes that line the abdominal cavity. Like other forms of mesothelioma, it is ...
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163. Virus May Help Fight Mesothelioma
November 27, 2011
A genetically engineered virus with the power to invade cancer cells may hold promise for the treatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma.
Pleural mesothelioma is an aggressive tumor of the lining around the lungs, typically caused by exposure to asbestos. Because it rarely responds to conv...
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164. New Mesothelioma Test May Help in Diagnosis
November 27, 2011
Getting an accurate diagnosis is one of the biggest challenges for patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma. Because mesothelioma is such an aggressive cancer, survival often hinges on getting a diagnosis and starting appropriate treatment as early as possible. Unfortunately, mesothelioma sympt...
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165. Firefighters Want Lifetime Monitoring for Mesothelioma
November 27, 2011
A group of firefighters in Washington State may pave the way for better protection of others who are at risk of mesothelioma cancer.
The firefighters in Everett, Washington were exposed to asbestos, a known carcinogen, during training exercises in city-owned homes in 2007. Because it was a ...
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166. Mesothelioma Tests Focus on Prediction and Prevention
November 27, 2011
Certain clinical and laboratory results can help doctors predict which patients are likely to do better than others in their battle against malignant pleural mesothelioma. That’s the conclusion of a group of researches in Turkey who evaluated the medical charts of 363 malignant pleural mesothelioma...
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167. Predicting Mesothelioma Outcomes Based on New Research
November 27, 2011
Certain clinical and laboratory results can help doctors predict which patients are likely to do better than others in their battle against malignant pleural mesothelioma. That’s the conclusion of a group of researches in Turkey who evaluated the medical charts of 363 malignant pleural mesothelioma...
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168. Mesothelioma Diagnosis Improved With New Biomarkers
November 27, 2011
As scientists continue to look for less invasive ways to diagnose the devastating asbestos-linked cancer mesothelioma, three important biomarkers have emerged in recent months.
One of the biggest challenges with mesothelioma is obtaining an accurate diagnosis so that appropriate treatments c...
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169. Mesothelioma Study Could Lead to Drug for Prevention
November 27, 2011
Asbestos exposure is the biggest risk factor for the development of malignant mesothelioma, a rare but aggressive cancer that usually carries a poor prognosis. The numbers of mesothelioma patients is rising as more people pay the price for years of asbestos exposure. While researchers around the w...
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170. New Drug Combination May Improve Mesothelioma Treatment
November 27, 2011
A mesothelioma drug approved for use in several European countries has received the backing of the international scientific community.
The drug called raltitrexed, whose brand name is Tomudex, was the subject of discussion at the 35th annual European Society for Medical Oncology congress in ...
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