August 18, 2017August 24, 2022
Video Guide to Creating a Chronic Illness Survival Pack
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This 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
August 17, 2017August 24, 2017
5 Benefits of Cannabis Tea for Chronic Illnesses
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Medical marijuana is gaining popularity as a complementary medicine to help with many symptoms associated with chronic illnesses. While many people are ... Read more
August 16, 2017August 29, 2017
Explaining Mesothelioma Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment
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https://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
August 14, 2017
How Mesothelioma Develops in Children and Young Adults
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Due to the length of time it can take mesothelioma to present symptoms — often between 20 and 50 years — people ... Read more
August 14, 2017August 14, 2017
Low-dose Photon Irradiation May Help Malignant Mesothelioma Cells Spread, German Study Warns
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Low-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
August 14, 2017August 29, 2017
Mesothelioma Statistics: What’s Your Risk?
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Mesothelioma is a type of cancer that attacks the membrane lining around certain organs in the body. It most commonly affects the ... Read more
August 11, 2017
Blood MicroRNA Levels May Help Diagnose MPM and Asbestosis, Pilot Study Finds
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Researchers have found that patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) and asbestosis — a chronic lung disease caused by asbestos inhalation ... Read more
August 11, 2017August 29, 2017
The Stages of Mesothelioma Symptoms
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Mesothelioma is a type of cancer caused by exposure to asbestos. The cancer develops in the thin tissue lining that covers the internal ... Read more
August 10, 2017
Risk of Malignant Mesothelioma Plateaus Four Decades After First Asbestos Exposure, Italian Study Reports
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The risk of developing or dying from some cancers increases steadily over time. Scientists thought that was the case with ... Read more
August 10, 2017
8 Tips To Help You Protect Your Lungs From Unhealthy Air
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7. Stay away from smokers. Don’t allow anyone to smoke in your home or place of work. Try to avoid outdoor ... Read more
August 9, 2017August 29, 2017
What to Know About Mesothelioma Remission and Recurrence
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For 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
August 9, 2017
Mesothelioma is Main Cause of Death Among Patients with Asbestos-related Diseases
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More than half of all deaths related to asbestos exposure is caused by malignant mesothelioma, a new study has shown. ... Read more

May 24, 2017May 24, 2017

Aduro, Merck to Begin Clinical Trial Assessing CRS-207, Keytruda Combo to Treat Worsening MPM

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Aduro Biotech has expanded its collaboration with Merck to include an additional Phase 2 trial to test a combination of Aduro’s immunotherapy, CRS-207, with Keytruda (pembrolizumab) in patients with malignant ... Read more

May 23, 2017May 23, 2017

Yondelis Stabilized Mesothelioma in Many Patients Taking Part in Phase 2 Clinical Trial

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Yondelis (trabectedin) stabilized a form of advanced mesothelioma that had progressed after earlier chemotherapy, according to a Phase 2 clinical trial in Italy. Researchers will present the trial’s findings at ... Read more

May 22, 2017May 22, 2017

Bristol-Myers Squibb Recruits Patients for Phase 3 Trial Testing Opdivo-Yervoy Combo to Treat MPM

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Bristol-Myers Squibb is recruiting 600 participants into a global Phase 3 clinical trial investigating a combination of two immune checkpoint inhibitors — Opdivo (nivolumab) and Yervoy (ipilimumab) — in patients ... Read more

May 22, 2017

Oldest Surviving Mesothelioma Patient Talks About Using Meditation to Help Treat Cancer

May 19, 2017May 19, 2017

High Mesothelin Levels Linked to Poor Prognosis in Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma Patients, Study Reports

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Soluble mesothelin, a cell surface glycoprotein predominant in several types of cancer, is an independent prognostic marker and a new potential therapeutic target for patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM), ... Read more

May 19, 2017

How Radiation Therapy Can Treat Mesothelioma

May 18, 2017

Duration of Asbestos Exposure Influences Risk of Pleural Mesothelioma

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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 ... Read more

Video Guide to Creating a Chronic Illness Survival Pack

5 Benefits of Cannabis Tea for Chronic Illnesses

Explaining Mesothelioma Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment

How Mesothelioma Develops in Children and Young Adults

Low-dose Photon Irradiation May Help Malignant Mesothelioma Cells Spread, German Study Warns

Mesothelioma Statistics: What’s Your Risk?

Blood MicroRNA Levels May Help Diagnose MPM and Asbestosis, Pilot Study Finds

The Stages of Mesothelioma Symptoms

Risk of Malignant Mesothelioma Plateaus Four Decades After First Asbestos Exposure, Italian Study Reports

8 Tips To Help You Protect Your Lungs From Unhealthy Air

What to Know About Mesothelioma Remission and Recurrence

Mesothelioma is Main Cause of Death Among Patients with Asbestos-related Diseases