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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
Selecta Licenses LMB-100 for Combination Tests with SVP-Rapamycin in Mesothelioma, Other Cancers
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Selecta Biosciences has licensed to use and test the experimental anti-cancer drug LMB-100 from the Center for Cancer Research (CCR) at the National Cancer Institute (NCI). The agreement promotes additional development ... Read more
8 Tips For Protecting Your Lungs From Unhealthy Air
Checkpoint Molecule Measurements Not Reliable for Mesothelioma Research, Editorial Argues
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Examining the presence of PD-L1 molecules in a tumor as a test to predict if therapy with immune checkpoint inhibitors will work is a highly controversial area in this field ... Read more
How to Manage Cancer-Related Fatigue
Gene Could Become Path to Mesothelioma Therapies, Study Reports
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A gene known as platelet-derived growth factor receptor beta (PDGFRB) could become the basis of therapies for malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM), according to an early preclinical study. The research, “Inhibition ... Read more
U.K. Launches Program to Raise Awareness of Invisible Illnesses
Chemotherapy Prolongs Lives of Mesothelioma Patients Who Relapsed Following Surgery
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A Japanese study of patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) who relapsed after surgery showed that additional chemotherapy after relapse prolonged their lives. The study, “Post-recurrence chemotherapy for mesothelioma patients ... Read more
Food, Exercise and Cancer: What’s the Connection?
Curcumin, Found in Turmeric Plants, Seen to Shrink Sarcomatoid Mesothelioma Tumors in Rat Study
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Curcumin, a chemical found in turmeric plants, was more effective than suberanilohydroxamic acid, or SAHA, in reducing tumor mass in sarcomatoid malignant mesothelioma (MM) when tested in rats, and did ... Read more