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211. Mesothelioma Causing Mine May Reopen in Canada
November 27, 2011
A mine that causes mesothelioma will probably stay open. A spokesman for the Canadian Cancer Society says his organization is “deeply disappointed” that the government of Quebec has decided in favor of helping the Jeffrey asbestos mine stay in operation. According to Canadian media reports, the ...
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212. Surgery is Inappropriate for Some Mesothelioma Patients
November 27, 2011
Patients with non-epithelial mesothelioma and lymph node involvement are poor candidates for the extensive surgical procedure known as extrapleural pneumonectomy (EPP), according to a new study.
That’s the finding of a new article published in the Annals of Surgical Oncology. Researchers fr...
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213. German Mesothelioma Treatment Keeps U.K. Man Alive
November 27, 2011
An advanced new mesothelioma treatment developed in Germany is credited for keeping a British man alive – four times longer than he was expected to live.
Sixty-five year old Keith Turnbull of Hertfordshire contracted mesothelioma in 2008 because of asbestos from his father’s worth clothes. ...
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214. New Mesothelioma Biomarker May Also Improve Treatment
November 27, 2011
A study conducted by a group of San Francisco researchers suggests that a new biomarker may help make chemotherapy drugs more effective for mesothelioma patients.
A biomarker is a substance present in tumor cells that can help doctors identify cancer. Biomarkers are especially important in ...
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215. Mesothelioma IMRT More Effective Than Conventional Radiation
November 27, 2011
Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT) appears to be the most effective and safest type of radiotherapy for treating mesothelioma patients after surgery. A new study published in the Journal of Thoracic Oncology says IMRT has advantages over conventional radiotherapy when used as part of a multi-m...
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216. New Treatments Offer Hope for Mesothelioma
November 27, 2011
A new published review of standard and investigational treatments for malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) offers some hopeful news for mesothelioma patients.
The article, published in Current Oncology Reports, analyzes an array of mesothelioma treatments, from new and existing chemotherapy ...
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217. Mixed Results for Mesothelioma From Targeted Therapies
November 27, 2011
A review of recent clinical trials on various targeted therapies for malignant mesothelioma indicates that, while some are helpful, none are likely to become standard treatments yet.
In an article in the international journal Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology, a pair of Danish researchers...
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218. Mesothelioma May be Triggered by Suppressed ‘Natural Killer' Cells
November 27, 2011
A group of Japanese scientists are offering some new insights into the mechanism by which the toxic mineral asbestos may trigger mesothelioma.
For decades asbestos has been linked to malignant mesothelioma, a fast-growing cancer of the mesothelial lining around the lungs and internal organs....
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219. Mesothelioma Risk May Decline in Libby
November 27, 2011
A small bit of good news for the beleaguered town of Libby, Montana where mesothelioma has become a household word. Declared a Superfund site by the EPA in 1999 because of high levels of asbestos from its vermiculite mines, Libby has been the site of the massive cleanup operation ever since. Accor...
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220. Mesothelioma a ‘Good Target' for Gene Therapy
November 27, 2011
The authors of an article to be published in the journal Current Treatment Options in Oncology say that malignant mesothelioma is an especially good target for a novel cancer treatment called gene therapy.
Mesothelioma is an aggressive cancer of the thin, membranous mesothelial tissue surrou...
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