The Mesothelioma Center News - Page 46
Boston VA Pioneers Heated Chemo for Pleural Mesothelioma
- by Tim Povtak
- Treatment & Doctors
- Oct 12, 2015
Thoracic surgeon Dr. Abraham Lebenthal in Boston recently performed the first intraoperative heated chemotherapy procedure in the VA health care system for a patient with malignant pleural mesothelioma. The…
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Crews Demolish Asbestos Homes, Neighbors Not Warned
- by Beth Swantek
- Asbestos Exposure & Bans
- Oct 8, 2015
Kimberly Koehler dropped everything when a neighbor called her to report a plume of dust after a construction crew demolished a house in their Portland, Oregon, subdivision. Koehler,…
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Age Should Not Limit Aggressive Mesothelioma Surgery
- by Tim Povtak
- Treatment & Doctors
- Oct 7, 2015
Age should not be a deterrent to aggressive, potentially curative surgery for malignant pleural mesothelioma. Renowned thoracic surgeon Dr. Wickii Vigneswaran in Chicago believes too many patients…
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Researchers Stop Once-Promising Mesothelioma Clinical Trial
- by Tim Povtak
- Research & Clinical Trials
- Oct 1, 2015
Researchers halted the once-promising clinical trial involving defactinib (VS-6063) and the targeting of malignant pleural mesothelioma stem cells because of the drug's poor performance. The…
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Mesothelioma Statistical Model Improves Prognosis Accuracy
- by Tim Povtak
- Treatment & Doctors
- Sep 30, 2015
Doctors may soon be giving pleural mesothelioma surgical patients a much clearer, more precise look at their future, replacing the often muddled, best-guess prognosis they have been providing. Researchers…
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Mesothelioma Trimodal Treatment Extends Survival
- by Tim Povtak
- Treatment & Doctors
- Sep 29, 2015
Trimodal treatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma will improve survival time significantly, according to a recent retrospective study from the University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle. The…
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High Hopes for New Mesothelioma Center in Maryland
- by Tim Povtak
- Treatment & Doctors
- Sep 22, 2015
Thoracic surgeon Dr. Joseph Friedberg spent almost a decade building a well-respected mesothelioma program at the Abramson Cancer Center in Philadelphia. He is building an even better one now…
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Asbestos Violations Exposed at Texas VA Hospital
- by Beth Swantek
- Asbestos Exposure & Bans
- Sep 21, 2015
Federal investigators supported a San Antonio whistleblower that exposed the unsafe handling of toxic asbestos at the Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans Hospital in south Texas. The worker, who…
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Mesothelioma 5K Inspires Family to Raise Cancer Funding
- by Tim Povtak
- Research & Clinical Trials
- Sep 18, 2015
Chuck Jarvis Jr. will never forget how giving his father was, how wonderfully he lived his life and just how horribly he died. It's all part of him now. Jarvis, 37, is a police officer…
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Jon Stewart Lobbies Congress for 9/11 First Responders
- by Tim Povtak
- Celebrities
- Sep 17, 2015
Comedian Jon Stewart turned serious this week when he joined a group of almost 200 police, fire and rescue workers in Washington D.C., lobbying Congress to renew the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation…
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