Mesothelioma News

A Phase II Trial of Tetrathiomolybdate After Surgery for Malignant Mesothelioma: Final Results - Fri, 15 Aug 2008

Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery

The development of novel therapeutic techniques is a major focus of contemporary mesothelioma research...

Report: Expect cancer epidemic - Tue, 12 Aug 2008

Source: DailyInterLake.Com

With one of the highest rates of mesothelioma in the United States and thousands of people with other asbestos-related diseases, Libby, Montana is already the location of a serious public health disaster and—according to a report in the American Journal of Industrial Medicine—the situation is due to get worse in the next two decades...

Assessment of Biomarkers in asbestos-exposed workers as indicators of cancer risk - Mon, 11 Aug 2008

Source: Mutation Research

That exposure to asbestos is the cause of all forms of mesothelioma has been definitively known for many years...

Malignant Mesothelioma of the Tunica Vaginalis Testis: A Case Illustrating Doppler Color Flow Imaging and Its Potential for Preoperative Diagnosis - Thu, 07 Aug 2008

Source: Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

There are four basic forms of malignant mesothelioma: pleural mesothelioma, peritoneal mesothelioma, pericardial mesothelioma and mesothelioma of the tunica vaginalis...

Long-term indwelling pleural catheter (PleurX) for malignant pleural effusion unsuitable for talc pleurodesis - Wed, 06 Aug 2008

Source: European Journal of Surgical Oncology

A pleural effusion is a build-up of fluid in the pleural cavity that restricts proper lung expansion, causing chest pain and breathing troubles in affected patients...

The comparative accuracy of different pleural biopsy techniques in the diagnosis of malignant mesothelioma - Tue, 05 Aug 2008

Source: Histopathology

An early diagnosis of mesothelioma is one of the most important aspects of maximizing a patient’s prognosis...

Malignant mesothelioma 2008 - Fri, 01 Aug 2008

Source: Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine

An article has recently been appeared in the journal Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine that reviews the latest knowledge that medical science has developed regarding malignant mesothelioma...

Mesothelioma and asbestos-related pleural diseases - Thu, 31 Jul 2008

Source: Respiration: International Review Of Thoracic Diseases

The journal Respiration: International Review of Thoracic Diseases has recently published an overview of mesothelioma and a number of other diseases caused by asbestos exposure...

Erlotinib plus bevacizumab in previously treated patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma - Fri, 25 Jul 2008

Source: Cancer

Even as improvements in the therapies available for mesothelioma patients have been made in recent years, the disease remains without cure...

Lung Cancer Trial Targets Asbestos-Related Disease - Tue, 22 Jul 2008

Source: U.S. News and World Report

U.S. News and World Report has recently written about a clinical trial for an experimental mesothelioma treatment that is being conducted at the Mesothelioma Center at New York-Presbyterian Hospital and Columbia University Medical Center...

Mesothelioma News Archive: Past Headlines

• Image-guided pleural biopsy - Thu, 17 Jul 2008
• Cisplatin and vinorelbine first-line chemotherapy in non-resectable malignant pleural mesothelioma - Tue, 15 Jul 2008
• Induction of Apoptosis by Intrapleural Perfusion Hyperthermo-Chemotherapy for Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma - Mon, 14 Jul 2008
• Asbestos burden predicts survival in pleural mesothelioma - Fri, 11 Jul 2008
• Molecular targets and targeted therapies for malignant mesothelioma - Tue, 01 Jul 2008
• Mesothelioma Patient Profile: Charlene Kaforey - Mon, 30 Jun 2008
• MR Imaging of Benign and Malignant Pleural Disease - Thu, 26 Jun 2008
• 59th mesothelioma case reported among miners - Fri, 13 Jun 2008
• Malignant Mesothelioma Resistance to Apoptosis: Recent Discoveries and their Implication for Effective Therapeutic Strategies - Thu, 12 Jun 2008
• Merck's International Study of Vorinostat (ZOLINZA) in Patients with Mesothelioma Proceeds to Phase III Development - Tue, 10 Jun 2008
• With a Tiny Bit of Cancer, Debate on How to Proceed - Mon, 09 Jun 2008
• The European Commission Grants Orphan Drug Designation for Molmed's Vascular Targeting Agent Arenegyr in the Treatment of Mesothelioma - Fri, 06 Jun 2008
• The efficacy and safety of weekly vinorelbine in relapsed malignant pleural mesothelioma - Fri, 30 May 2008
• Efficacy and Safety of Pemetrexed in Combination with Cisplatin for Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma: A Phase I/II Study in Japanese Patients - Wed, 28 May 2008
• Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma as a rare cause of ascites: a case report - Mon, 19 May 2008