The Mesothelioma Center News - Page 46
Immunotherapy Trials May Result in Breakthrough Mesothelioma Treatment
- by Michelle Whitmer
- Research & Clinical Trials
- Oct 9, 2014
Melinda Bachini thought she was going to spend quality time with family and friends on her son’s 14th birthday. Instead, on that day, doctors in 2009 diagnosed the mother of…
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Component in Asian Spice Could Slow Mesothelioma Tumor Growth
- by Tim Povtak
- Research & Clinical Trials
- Oct 3, 2014
The active ingredient in a common Asian spice is being scrutinized closely now for its ability to inhibit the growth of mesothelioma tumor cells, prompting scientists to search for a…
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Pacific Mesothelioma Center to Hold Fundraiser
- by Tim Povtak
- Research & Clinical Trials
- Sep 30, 2014
Brothers Kevin and Gerry McCarthy won’t be there physically when the dressed-in-green “Irish Stampede” gathers again later this month at the Paramount Ranch in Agoura Hills, California to help raise…
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Augusta University Launches Immunotherapy Clinical Trial
- by Tim Povtak
- Research & Clinical Trials
- Sep 22, 2014
The Augusta University Cancer Center, a national leader in immunotherapy research, has opened its first clinical trial for mesothelioma patients. The phase II trial is open to patients with unresectable…
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Joe Sample, Jazz Pioneer, Dies of Mesothelioma
- by Kaitlyn Fusco
- Celebrities
- Sep 20, 2014
Joe Sample, a musician who became a household name by pushing the limits of jazz music, died of mesothelioma on Sept. 12 in his hometown of Houston. He was 75.
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Aggressive Therapy Shows Hope for Peritoneal Mesothelioma Patients
- by Tim Povtak
- Research & Clinical Trials
- Sep 16, 2014
Repeating an aggressive procedure that removes recurring cancer tumors from a patient’s abdominal cavity and bathes the area in a heated chemotherapy solution is extending the lives of some peritoneal…
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Report Evaluates Peritoneal Mesothelioma Staging System
- by Michelle Whitmer
- Research & Clinical Trials
- Sep 12, 2014
Data gathered by an international group of peritoneal mesothelioma experts is leading to changes in the way patients with this rare asbestos-related disease are diagnosed and treated. The cancer’s rarity…
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Surgeons Make Cancer Cells Glow Bright Green to Reduce Recurrence
- by Tim Povtak
- Research & Clinical Trials
- Sep 9, 2014
Making cancer tumors glow in the dark may sound like 1950s science fiction, but specialists say the luminous invaders could help reduce recurrence. Thoracic surgeons, who are mostly limited to…
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Deadly Mr. Fluffy Asbestos Products Are Still Affecting Australians
- by Lorraine Kember
- Asbestos Exposure & Bans
- Aug 29, 2014
Despite a national cleanup effort two decades ago to eliminate the notorious Mr. Fluffy-brand asbestos products from homes in Australia, new evidence shows more than a thousand of those homes…
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Carboplatin Remains the Best Chemotherapy Drug for HIPEC Procedure
- by Tim Povtak
- Research & Clinical Trials
- Aug 27, 2014
Surgeon Brian Loggie, M.D., hopes to end the continued debate over which chemotherapy agent is the best to use during the HIPEC procedure that he helped pioneer for peritoneal mesothelioma…
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