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Video Guide to Creating a Chronic Illness Survival Pack
Social ClipsThis video from The Mighty shares some of the things a person living with a chronic illness might want to carry around with them on ... Read more -
5 Benefits of Cannabis Tea for Chronic Illnesses
Social ClipsMedical marijuana is gaining popularity as a complementary medicine to help with many symptoms associated with chronic illnesses. While many people are ... Read more -
Explaining Mesothelioma Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment
Social Clipshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_goSuG1lfo In this informative hand illustrated video from Osmosis, find out about the asbestos-related cancer, mesothelioma. Using simple charts and ... Read more -
How Mesothelioma Develops in Children and Young Adults
Social ClipsDue to the length of time it can take mesothelioma to present symptoms — often between 20 and 50 years — people ... Read more -
Low-dose Photon Irradiation May Help Malignant Mesothelioma Cells Spread, German Study Warns
NewsLow-dose photon irradiation, commonly used in radiotherapy, potentially helps malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) cells spread, warns a study by Germany’s University of Heidelberg. ... Read more -
Mesothelioma Statistics: What’s Your Risk?
Social ClipsMesothelioma is a type of cancer that attacks the membrane lining around certain organs in the body. It most commonly affects the ... Read more -
Blood MicroRNA Levels May Help Diagnose MPM and Asbestosis, Pilot Study Finds
NewsResearchers have found that patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) and asbestosis — a chronic lung disease caused by asbestos inhalation ... Read more -
The Stages of Mesothelioma Symptoms
Social ClipsMesothelioma is a type of cancer caused by exposure to asbestos. The cancer develops in the thin tissue lining that covers the internal ... Read more -
Risk of Malignant Mesothelioma Plateaus Four Decades After First Asbestos Exposure, Italian Study Reports
NewsThe risk of developing or dying from some cancers increases steadily over time. Scientists thought that was the case with ... Read more -
8 Tips To Help You Protect Your Lungs From Unhealthy Air
Social Clips7. Stay away from smokers. Don’t allow anyone to smoke in your home or place of work. Try to avoid outdoor ... Read more -
What to Know About Mesothelioma Remission and Recurrence
Social ClipsFor people that suffer from mesothelioma, remission and reccurrence frequently go together. Because mesothelioma is incurable, these two stages create an endless loop in a patient’s ... Read more -
Mesothelioma is Main Cause of Death Among Patients with Asbestos-related Diseases
NewsMore than half of all deaths related to asbestos exposure is caused by malignant mesothelioma, a new study has shown. ... Read more
Calretinin Should Be Used as Blood-based Biomarker for Mesothelioma Detection, German Study Concludes
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The calcium-binding protein calretinin is useful as a blood-based biomarker with high sensitivity to detect malignant mesothelioma, finds a study, “Calretinin as a blood-based biomarker for mesothelioma,” that appeared in the journal BMC ... Read more
How One Woman Turned Her Mesothelioma Anger Into Action
Nintedanib-Chemo Combo Increases Mesothelioma Patients’ Disease-Progression-Free Period
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Adding nintedanib to chemotherapy led to a 64 percent increase in the time it took for mesothelioma patients’ disease to progress, compared with chemo alone, according to updated results of ... Read more
What Is Asbestosis?
Opdivo, Yervoy Combo Seem More Effective Than Standard Therapies in Relapsed MPM
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Immunotherapy may be the way to tackle malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) after relapse, a new Phase 2 trial suggests. Using Opdivo (nivolumab) alone or in combination with Yervoy (ipilimumab) was found to ... Read more
Mesothelioma Patient’s Young Widow Appeals for Information
Mathematical Modeling May Help Determine Best Treatment Schedules, Mesothelioma Study Shows
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French researchers have used mathematical modeling to select the best treatment schedule and dosing of Navelbine (vinorelbine) chemotherapy for mesothelioma and non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. Their study, “Mathematical modelling ... Read more