The Mesothelioma Center News - Page 46
Powerful Skin Cancer Drug Stops Mesothelioma Tumor Growth
- by Tim Povtak
- Treatment & Doctors
- Apr 27, 2015
A groundbreaking immunotherapy drug that effectively treats skin cancer stopped tumor growth in 76 percent of patients diagnosed with malignant pleural mesothelioma, a recent study shows. Researchers at the…
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Asbestos in Schools, Hospitals Puts Children and Doctors at Risk
- by Beth Swantek
- Asbestos Exposure & Bans
- Apr 24, 2015
When Heather Karras learned the Alabama elementary school her children attend contains asbestos, she pulled them out, and asked for answers. Delayed responses from Bay Minette Elementary School officials raised…
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Mesothelioma Patients Live Longer After Aggressive Cancer Surgery
- by Tim Povtak
- Treatment & Doctors
- Apr 23, 2015
Aggressive pleurectomy/decortication surgery, while often recommended, will cause a significant decrease in pulmonary function with early-stage mesothelioma patients whose symptoms were previously minimal. More symptomatic patients with advanced disease will…
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Asbestos Forces Young Family from Their ‘Mr. Fluffy Home’
- by Beth Swantek
- Asbestos Exposure & Bans
- Apr 17, 2015
On a sunny afternoon in the Australian capital city of Canberra, Katie Williams and Daniel Lawrence brought their newborn son, Hugh, home from the hospital. Like any new parents, they…
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Apple Is Bringing Clinical Trials to Your Fingertips
- by Beth Swantek
- Research & Clinical Trials
- Apr 16, 2015
Trusting smartphone apps to help manage the details of life is commonplace in this digital age. There are dozens of applications on multiple platforms that help users manage their finances,…
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New Clinical Trial Shows Promise for Life-Extending Mesothelioma Drug
- by Tim Povtak
- Research & Clinical Trials
- Apr 13, 2015
Dr. Michele Maio at the University Hospital of Siena in Italy doesn’t need to wait for results of the ongoing, multicenter, worldwide clinical trial involving the latest immunotherapy drug…
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FDA Approves New Use for Immunotherapy Drug in Mesothelioma Treatment
- by Tim Povtak
- Treatment & Doctors
- Apr 7, 2015
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted orphan drug designation last week to the immunotherapy vaccine CRS-207, moving it one step closer to changing the way malignant pleural mesothelioma…
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New Mesothelioma Treatment Options Are Emerging for Patients
- by Tim Povtak
- Treatment & Doctors
- Apr 2, 2015
Although no definitive cure is in sight, the treatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma has entered a promising, much-anticipated phase that goes beyond the multimodal approach that has been the…
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Demolition Begins of ‘Mr. Fluffy Homes’ Contaminated with Asbestos
- by Lorraine Kember
- Asbestos Exposure & Bans
- Mar 25, 2015
Australian officials this month will start bulldozing a handful of homes and public buildings contaminated with deadly Mr. Fluffy asbestos insulation. The pilot demolition program is part of the Australian…
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Indirect Exposure to Asbestos Is Still Risky for Sheet Metal Workers
- by Tim Povtak
- Research & Clinical Trials
- Mar 24, 2015
Sheet metal workers rarely handle asbestos directly, but they remain seven times more likely to die from mesothelioma, the rare cancer caused by it, than the general population, a recent…
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