People tend to associate the chronic lung disease mesothelioma with elderly people, given that it can take anywhere between 20 and 50 years for symptoms to show up. In addition, ... Read more
A research team at Flinders University in Adelaide, Australia have found that mesothelioma cells are able to promote growth because they mimic blood vessels. Find out more about this study ... Read more
For many people with mesothelioma, by the time the disease has been diagnosed, it’s so advanced that surgery to remove tumors isn’t possible. Doctors will look at palliative care to ... Read more
Anyone with a chronic illness will testify that they spend a lot of time in the doctor’s office having blood work done. Which means getting pricked with a lot of needles, which ... Read more
If you’ve been diagnosed with mesothelioma, it’s likely that your treatment will be handled by a team of healthcare professionals all skilled in specific areas of treating cancer. These will likely include your ... Read more
If you have ever worked in an industry where asbestos was present then you are at risk of developing mesothelioma. However, the disease can take many decades to manifest and ... Read more
Mesothelioma is an aggressive form of cancer which usually affects the lungs and stomach, but can also affect the heart and testicles. According to the Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance there are ... Read more
In this ehowhealth video, Dr. William Hughson, a professor of occupational diseases at the University of California in San Diego, talks about how mesothelioma was discovered. Discover the three ways that ... Read more
While mesothelioma is a cancer which can attack the lungs (as well as the stomach, testes, and heart), it isn’t lung cancer. There are very specific differences between the two diseases. Read ... Read more
Dr. Rolf Freter, a hematologist and oncologist at South Shore Hospital in Weymouth, MA talks about the history of mesothelioma. Freter explains that the disease usually develops due to asbestos exposure ... Read more
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