Pleural mesothelioma can result from significant asbestos exposure. Please go to AsbestosCleanup.org for details and more information on this rare type of lung cancer.
Editor’s Note: Malignant pleural mesothelioma is a rare, difficult-to-treat cancer that is seen primarily in older men who were exposed to asbestos many decades earlier. In 2003, the addition of pemetrexed to cisplatin as a first-line treatment … View full post on mesothelioma – Bing News
A former U.S. Navy boiler tender diagnosed with mesothelioma has been awarded $32 million in an asbestos lawsuit. The complaint was filed by Ronald Dummitt against a number of companies who supplied asbestos-laden parts to the ships he worked on while in … View full post on mesothelioma – Bing News
FORT WASHINGTON, Pa. – (BUSINESS WIRE) – The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN ® ) , with the support of the NCCN Foundation , announces the latest addition to the library of NCCN Guidelines for Patients , the NCCN Guidelines for Patients … View full post on mesothelioma – Bing News
CHICAGO —There is minimal toxicity associated with the use of thalidomide in malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM); however, there is also no evidence of benefit in progression free survival (PFS) or overall survival (OS), according to researchers at the … View full post on mesothelioma – Bing News
Pleural mesothelioma patients who undergo lung-sparing surgery in combination with photodynamic therapy (PDT) show superior overall survival than patient treated using the conventional therapy of extrapleural pneumonectomy (or en bloc removal of the lung and surrounding tissue) with PDT, indicates new research. View full post on mesothelioma – Yahoo! News Search Results
International mesothelioma experts gathered at the 1st International Symposium on Lung-Sparing Therapies for Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma (MPM) on Saturday, May 21, 2011 in Santa Monica, CA. A wide range of medical specialists reviewed information from a variety of U.S. centers as well as from the recently concluded Mesothelioma And Radical Surgery (MARS) trial from the [...]
International mesothelioma experts gathered at the 1st International Symposium on Lung-Sparing Therapies for Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma on Saturday, May 21, 2011 in Santa Monica, CA. View full post on mesothelioma – Yahoo! News Search Results
The UCLA Mesothelioma Research Program is sponsoring the 1st International Symposium on Lung-Sparing Therapies for Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma (MPM) at the Sheraton Hotel in Santa Monica, California . This unique one-day symposium will take place on … View full post on mesothelioma – Bing News
The UCLA Mesothelioma Research Program is sponsoring the 1st International Symposium on Lung-Sparing Therapies for Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma (MPM) at the Sheraton Hotel in Santa Monica, California. This unique one-day symposium will take place on Saturday, May 21st from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The course will be led by Dr… View full post on [...]
