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How to Get the Most Out of Mesothelioma Immunotherapy
- by Suzanne Dixon
- Treatment & Doctors
- Mar 1, 2018
For patients with mesothelioma, there is a lot of excitement surrounding cancer immunotherapy. Some ongoing clinical trials suggest immunotherapy may be more effective for treating mesothelioma than standard…
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Understanding and Navigating Mesothelioma Clinical Trials
- by Dr. Laura Porter
- Treatment & Doctors
- Feb 15, 2018
Clinical trials offer many mesothelioma patients a chance at trying an experimental drug or other novel treatment. But for the everyday Joe, understanding and navigating the language of…
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Mesothelioma Immunotherapy Side Effects Often Misdiagnosed
- by Daniel King
- Treatment & Doctors
- Feb 12, 2018
Compared to chemotherapy, immunotherapy side effects are usually mild. Unfortunately, when immunotherapy does cause severe side effects, they are highly unpredictable. The developing science of immunotherapy has led to some…
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6 Ways Mesothelioma Treatment Affects Your Senses
- by Daniel King
- Treatment & Doctors
- Feb 5, 2018
Our senses are vital to how we enjoy our lives. When you receive mesothelioma treatment, be prepared for how it may affect your vision, hearing and other senses. Talking…
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ASCO Publishes New Pleural Mesothelioma Guideline
- by Daniel King
- Treatment & Doctors
- Feb 1, 2018
Last year, the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) set a goal to develop up-to-date recommendations for how to treat pleural mesothelioma. To accomplish this, ASCO gathered together a…
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Does Cancer Treatment Alter Your Sense of Taste?
- by Melanie Ball
- Treatment & Doctors
- Jan 17, 2018
For many families, a loved one’s cancer becomes more real when physical symptoms appear. Patients may lose their appetites and rarely feel hungry. Others struggle with oral lesions that make…
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Do Side Effects Indicate a Cancer Drug Is Working?
- by Daniel King
- Treatment & Doctors
- Jan 15, 2018
Chemotherapy often carries the perception that the treatment is worse than the disease. The approach earned this reputation decades ago, but today it does not represent the reality of…
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Immunotherapy Summit Highlights Future of Cancer Treatment
- by Matt Mauney
- Treatment & Doctors
- Dec 12, 2017
In an eye-opening moment at the Cancer Research Institute’s Immunotherapy Patient Summit on Dec. 9, an informal poll revealed the selectivity and other challenges presented by clinical trials. The audience…
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5 Lung Cancer Treatments Helping Mesothelioma Patients
- by Tim Povtak
- Treatment & Doctors
- Nov 21, 2017
There still is no definitive cure for pleural mesothelioma, but patients today are living longer and better lives, thanks in part to recent treatment advances surrounding lung cancer. The…
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Loyola’s Unique Mesothelioma Tumor Board
- by Tim Povtak
- Treatment & Doctors
- Sep 1, 2017
When Dr. Wickii Vigneswaran returned to Loyola University Health System as director of thoracic surgery in January 2016, his intent was to build a mesothelioma specialty center that was second…
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