4 Types of Mesothelioma by Site
Mesothelioma is an aggressive type of cancer that affects the lining of cells and covers certain organs, including the lungs and heart. This type of cancer is caused by exposure to asbestos, a...
View Article9 Symptoms Related to Pleural Mesothelioma
Chest pain Chest pain can be an indicator of numerous conditions, as in the case of mesothelioma. Between exposure to asbestos and the first signs of the disease, it can take decades for symptoms to...
View ArticleA New Approach to Treating Mesothelioma
In this video by The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation, we’re introduced to Dr. John Cho, radiation oncologist, talking about new and up-and-coming approaches to treating mesothelioma, which is...
View ArticleExplaining the Symptoms of Mesothelioma
In this video from ehowhealth shared in April 2009, Dr. William Hughson, a professor of occupational diseases at the University of California in San Diego, talks about some of the common symptoms of...
View ArticleVerastem Presents Its Mesotheliomia Therapy Defactinib at New York Conference
Verastem‘s mesothelioma therapy Defactinib (VS-6063), which a 2016 report said shrank tumors in almost a third of patients in a Phase 2 clinical trial, was featured at the recent 16th Annual Needham...
View ArticleDuration of Asbestos Exposure Influences Risk of Pleural Mesothelioma
Workers who are exposed to asbestos early in their career are at higher risk of developing pleural mesothelioma (PM) than those who were exposed later in their career, or at a constant level over their...
View ArticleMesothelioma Statistics: What’s Your Risk?
Mesothelioma is a type of cancer that attacks the membrane lining around certain organs in the body. It most commonly affects the lungs and stomach, but in rarer cases, can affect the heart and testes....
View ArticleResearchers Identify CXCR4 as Weak Therapeutic Target for Pleural Mesothelioma
A new study reports that a protein formerly identified as a potential therapeutic target in pleural mesothelioma, CXCR4, might not be a relevant approach for the treatment of such patients. Based on...
View ArticleMesothelioma Risk Continues to Increase — 40 Years After Exposure
Even though 40 years have passed since their exposure to asbestos, workers’ risk of developing mesothelioma continues to rise, new research shows. Individuals exposed to asbestos four decades ago are...
View ArticleMesothelioma Statistics: What’s Your Risk?
Mesothelioma is a type of cancer that attacks the membrane lining around certain organs in the body. It most commonly affects the lungs and stomach, but in rarer cases, can affect the heart and testes....
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