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January 20, 2016January 20, 2016

In Mesothelioma Study, Flaxseed Diet Protected Mice Against Asbestos-Induced Inflammation

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A new study published in the journal Carcinogenesis reported that mice fed a diet enriched with flaxseed lignan components were protected against asbestos-induced inflammation preceding the development of malignant mesothelioma (MM). Earlier studies have linked the inflammation and ... Read more

January 18, 2016January 18, 2016

Mesothelioma Patients Being Recruited for Phase 1b Trial for FP-1039

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Five Prime Therapeutics, Inc., a biotechnology company focused on novel protein therapeutics for the treatment of cancer and inflammatory diseases, provided an update to the ongoing Phase 1b clinical trial, conducted ... Read more

January 15, 2016

Tumor Size May Predict Survival in Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma Patients

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New research suggested that measuring tumor size may help to predict survival in patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma. The study, “Tumor volume is an independent predictor of survival in patients with malignant ... Read more

January 14, 2016January 14, 2016

New Two-Step Delivery System Has Potential to Increase Drug Concentration in Tumor

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A new study reported on a novel method of increasing the concentration of anticancer drugs at the site of the tumor, exploring a two-step nanoparticle delivery system for mesothelioma and other similar cancers in ... Read more

January 13, 2016January 13, 2016

Nonprofit Group Reports Above-Average Asbestos Mortality Rates in 8 Texas Counties

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The Environmental Working Group (EWG), a nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting human health and the environment, recently reported that diseases related to asbestos exposure, including mesothelioma, have alarmingly high rates of ... Read more

January 12, 2016January 12, 2016

Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma Study Reveals Increase in Metastasis-Associated Gene

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In a new study, researchers revealed that the metastasis-associated gene 1 (MTA1) is “upregulated,” or increased as a result of another variable, in malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM), and that it ... Read more

January 11, 2016January 11, 2016

Mesothelioma in 2-Year-Old Presents a Rare Enigma

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A case report of a 2-year-old boy, admitted to the hospital with a solitary benign fibrous mesothelioma (BFM) in the abdomen, was recently published in the Asian Journal of Surgery. The ... Read more

January 8, 2016January 8, 2016

Mesothelioma Risk May Double in Naturally-occurring Asbestos Areas

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A research team is reporting that incidences of malignant mesothelioma, an asbestos-related cancer, can be more than twice as high in people living close to naturally occurring asbestos areas than those ... Read more

January 7, 2016January 8, 2016

Asbestos Lung Burden Can Be Used to Predict Pleural Mesothelioma Risk

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A study sheds new light on the causes of mesothelioma, a cancer caused by exposure to asbestos. According to the research, the component of asbestos known as amosite may be a major contributor ... Read more

January 6, 2016January 6, 2016

Novel Potential Molecular Markers Used to Predict Tumor Aggressiveness in Mesothelioma

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Two proteins, murine double minute 2 (MDM2) and HIF1alpha, are potential molecular markers of the two most aggressive subtypes of malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM), according to data presented in a ... Read more