Category Archives: Cancer: Mesothelioma
Mesothelioma drug slows disease progression in patients with an inactive NF2 gene
Preliminary findings from the first trial of a new drug for patients with mesothelioma show that it has some success in preventing the spread of the deadly disease in patients lacking an active tumour suppressor gene called NF2. The study … Continue reading
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Nanofibers used in manufacturing may be causing mesothelioma
Toxicol Sci. 2012 Aug;128(2):461-70. Epub 2012 May 12. The threshold length for fiber-induced acute pleural inflammation: shedding light on the early events in asbestos-induced mesothelioma. Schinwald A, Murphy FA, Prina-Mello A, Poland CA, Byrne F, Movia D, Glass JR, Dickerson … Continue reading
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Asbestos workers and infectious disease: an uptick
Infectious disease risk in asbestos abatement workers Lange H John, Giuseppe Mastrangelo and Luca Cegolon BMC Public Health 2012, 12:665 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-12-665 Published: 16 August 2012 Abstract (provisional) Background The current literature reports increased infectious disease occurrence in various construction occupations, as … Continue reading
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Why chemo fails
The fight against cancer is not won in a single battle: Long after a cancer has been beaten into remission, it can return. The reason for this is under debate, and much is unclear. New research led by Weizmann Institute … Continue reading
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Mesothelioma early diagnosis and treatment progress update
New results presented at 3rd European Lung Cancer Conference in Geneva, Switzerland show important steps being made to improve the diagnosis and treatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma, an aggressive cancer of the outer lining of the lungs caused by asbestos … Continue reading
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Cancer detection at inception goal of new grant
Newswise — A team of cancer imaging experts at Johns Hopkins has embarked on a five-year research initiative to speed development of early diagnostic tests and new treatments for breast, prostate and other common cancers. Using advanced imaging tools developed … Continue reading
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Mesothelioma has a genetic component: new study
Scientists have found that individuals who carry a mutation in a gene called BAP1 are susceptible to developing two forms of cancer – mesothelioma, and melanoma of the eye. Additionally, when these individuals are exposed to asbestos or similar mineral … Continue reading
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Mesothelioma: Penn study says photodynamic therapy added to lung sparing surgery provides superior results for overall survival
Pleural mesothelioma patients who undergo lung-sparing surgery in combination with photodynamic therapy (PDT) show superior overall survival than patient treated using the conventional therapy of extrapleural pneumonectomy (EPP) (or en bloc removal of the lung and surrounding tissue) with PDT, … Continue reading
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Advanced melanoma vaccine improves response rate, survival: first cancer vaccine to show an improved response rate in patients: NEJM
A vaccine for one of the most lethal cancers, advanced melanoma, has improved response rate and progression-free survival for patients when combined with the immunotherapy drug Interleukin-2, according to research led by scientists from The University of Texas MD Anderson … Continue reading
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Cancer survivors number 12,000,000 in US
The number of cancer survivors in the United States increased to 11.7 million in 2007, according to a report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of … Continue reading
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