Treatment & Doctors
Mesothelioma Survivors Face Critical COVID-19 Challenges
- by Fran Mannino
- Treatment & Doctors
- Mar 26, 2020
As the U.S. comes to grips with the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, mesothelioma cancer survivors face additional hurdles, including difficulty receiving care. Patients currently undergoing…
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Coronavirus Postpones Mesothelioma Symposium
- by Tim Povtak
- Treatment & Doctors
- Mar 5, 2020
The Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation has postponed its annual International Symposium on Malignant Mesothelioma next month because of the COVID-19 virus, commonly known as the novel coronavirus. The…
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Mesothelioma Detection May Come Earlier with Liquid Biopsy
- by Tim Povtak
- Treatment & Doctors
- Feb 18, 2020
Cellular Analytics, a biotechnology company in Ontario, Canada, has unveiled a novel liquid biopsy test for mesothelioma that could lead to more effective management of this rare cancer.
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Alternative to Alimta Coming for Mesothelioma Patients
- by Tim Povtak
- Treatment & Doctors
- Feb 12, 2020
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted final approval of Pemfexy, a new brand of the chemotherapy drug pemetrexed, to combat malignant mesothelioma and advanced stage non-small…
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Comparative Study Reveals Best Mesothelioma Surgery
- by Tim Povtak
- Treatment & Doctors
- Dec 5, 2019
Less is usually better than more when it comes to aggressive surgery for pleural mesothelioma, according to the latest and most-extensive comparative study. Throughout the last 25 years, surgical…
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DaSilva Building Mesothelioma Specialty Program in Orlando
- by Tim Povtak
- Treatment & Doctors
- Dec 3, 2019
Thoracic surgeon Dr. Marcelo DaSilva came to Orlando, Florida, with a lofty goal. He wants to make Central Florida a destination for patients diagnosed with malignant pleural mesothelioma. DaSilva…
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Miami Cancer Institute Begins Using Novel Treatment for Mesothelioma
- by Tim Povtak
- Treatment & Doctors
- Nov 6, 2019
The Miami Cancer Institute on Thursday will begin using the innovative Tumor Treating Fields device for patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma. It is the first new treatment approved for…
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First Mesothelioma Patient Begins Newly Approved Treatment
- by Matt Mauney
- Treatment & Doctors
- Oct 1, 2019
A mesothelioma patient at West Cancer Center in Memphis, Tennessee, is the first in the country to use NovoTTF-100L, a noninvasive electric therapy treatment, since its approval by the U.S.
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Medicare Now Covers CAR T-Cell Therapy for Approved Cancers
- by Matt Mauney
- Treatment & Doctors
- Sep 19, 2019
A promising and expensive type of immunotherapy, called CAR T-cell therapy, is now covered by Medicare. This news may affect mesothelioma patients in the future. Chimeric antigen…
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MD Anderson Remains Top-Ranked Cancer Center
- by Tim Povtak
- Treatment & Doctors
- Aug 28, 2019
U.S. News & World Report named University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston as the No. 1 Adult Cancer Hospital in America for the fifth consecutive year.
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