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Treatment & DoctorsLess is usually better than more when it comes to aggressive surgery for pleural mesothelioma, according to the latest and most-extensive comparative study.
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Treatment & Doctors
DaSilva Building Mesothelioma Specialty Program in Orlando
Thoracic surgeon Dr. Marcelo DaSilva came to Orlando, Florida, with a lofty goal. He wants to make Central Florida a destination for patients diagnosed…December 3, 2019 -
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Miami Cancer Institute Begins Using Novel Treatment for Mesothelioma
The Miami Cancer Institute on Thursday will begin using the innovative Tumor Treating Fields device for patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma. It is the…November 6, 2019 -
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First Mesothelioma Patient Begins Newly Approved Treatment
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,…October 1, 2019 -
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Medicare Now Covers CAR T-Cell Therapy for Approved Cancers
A promising and expensive type of immunotherapy, called CAR T-cell therapy, is now covered by Medicare. This news may affect mesothelioma patients…September 19, 2019 -
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Cameron Sees No Need for National Mesothelioma Registry
Thoracic surgeon Dr. Robert Cameron, a longtime leader in the fight against pleural mesothelioma cancer, believes there is no benefit to establishing a…July 25, 2019 -
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Mesothelioma Treatment Guidelines Not Followed Often Enough
Too many patients with pleural mesothelioma are going without treatment recommended by National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines, according to a recent study at…June 12, 2019 -
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FDA Approves First New Treatment for Mesothelioma in 15 Years
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration on Thursday approved Tumor Treating Fields, a therapy involving electric currents that disrupt cancer cell division and inhibit…May 24, 2019 -
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Targeting Blood-Clotting Pathway Improves Mesothelioma Treatment
A team of researchers at the Cancer and Vascular Biology Research Center in Haifa, Israel, and the Langone Medical Center in New York collaborated…March 5, 2019 -
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Belgian EPP Study Shows Mesothelioma Surgery Extends Survival
Using proper patient selection, doctors in Leuven, Belgium, are extending mesothelioma survival times significantly with the controversial extrapleural pneumonectomy surgery. Despite a growing reluctance…March 4, 2019