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181. Mesothelioma Treatment Becoming More Individualized
November 27, 2011
A respected team of mesothelioma experts predicts that treatment for this aggressive cancer will become increasingly personalized in the next five to ten years.
A malignancy in the lining around the lungs and other organs, mesothelioma is caused almost exclusively by asbestos exposure. Alth...
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182. Attic-Stored Christmas Décor Could Pose Risk of Mesothelioma
November 27, 2011
Christmas decorations stored in the attic could carry a hidden health risk of mesothelioma and other asbestos caused diseases for millions of American homes.
An estimated 35 million older homes are insulated with a vermiculite insulation sold under the brand name Zonolite. But the vermiculi...
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183. Promising Technology for Mesothelioma Diagnosis, Prognosis and Treatment Planning
November 27, 2011
Patients diagnosed with or suspected of having malignant pleural mesothelioma would do well to seek treatment in a center with access to a hybrid nuclear imaging modality called PET/CT.
That’s the conclusion of a group of medical researchers in India who studied the value of this new integra...
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184. Worldwide Mesothelioma Rate Higher Than Expected
November 27, 2011
The global rate of the asbestos-related cancer mesothelioma is probably much higher than was previously thought.
A new study published in the National Institute of Health’s (NIH) environmental health sciences journal, Environmental Health Perspectives, estimates that for every four or five c...
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185. Second-Line Chemotherapy May Benefit Mesothelioma Patients
November 27, 2011
Mesothelioma patients whose cancer shows at least a partial response to pemetrexed-based chemotherapy may benefit from the same drug again if their cancer relapses, according to a new study.
Caused by exposure to asbestos, mesothelioma is a fast-growing cancer of the mesothelial tissue that ...
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186. Immune System May Help Fight Mesothelioma
November 27, 2011
Proteins and toxins produced by the body’s own immune system could prove to be powerful weapons in the fight against malignant mesothelioma.
Manipulating the immune system to fight cancer is known as immunotherapy. One type of immunotherapy is utilizing natural immunotoxins, or cell killers...
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187. Auto Mechanics Unaware of Mesothelioma Risk
November 27, 2011
Thousands of the nation’s auto mechanics may be unaware that they could be at a higher than normal risk for mesothelioma because of asbestos exposure.
Asbestos has been used in car manufacturing for many years because of its high heat resistance and strength. Most commonly found in brake dr...
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188. Blood Protein Predicts Treatment Response in Mesothelioma
November 27, 2011
A blood protein that is overexpressed in mesothelioma tumor cells may be one of the best ways to predict how well a patient will respond to treatment. Mesothelioma is a serious malignancy of the mesothelium, or tissue that surrounds and encases the lungs, abdomen or heart. It is almost always c...
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189. Open Biopsy Better for Diagnosing Mesothelioma Subtype
November 27, 2011
Open surgical biopsy – called thoracotomy – appears to be the best way to get an accurate diagnosis of mesothelioma subtype.
Mesothelioma is a fast-growing malignancy caused by asbestos exposure. Epithelial mesothelioma is the most common subtype, followed by sarcomatoid and biphasic. Dete...
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190. PET Valuable for Diagnosing and Staging Mesothelioma
November 27, 2011
Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scans are one of the most effective tools for predicting how well a mesothelioma patient will respond to treatment, and for planning that treatment.
That’s the conclusion of a team of British researchers who analyzed 15 different studies comparing PET to ot...
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