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

April 19, 2017

Researchers Suggest Surface Molecules May Pair to Act as Diagnostic Biomarkers in Mesothelioma

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Researchers suggest that a cell surface molecule called CD44, and its interaction with a protein called hyaluronan, might be used as diagnostic biomarkers in malignant pleural mesothelioma, with the possibility ... Read more

April 18, 2017

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April 18, 2017April 18, 2017

Midkine Protein Levels May Predict Prognosis in Mesothelioma Patients, Says Turkish Study

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Blood levels of the protein mesothelin have moderate sensitivity and high specificity in distinguishing malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) from other pleural diseases, but levels of a protein called midkine may ... Read more

April 17, 2017May 25, 2017

ADI-PEG 20, Chemo Triple Combo Promotes Cancer Cell Death in Some MPM Patients, Study Shows

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Depleting the amino acid arginine using a drug called ADI-PEG 20 enhances the efficacy of two well-established chemotherapy medications — Platinol (cisplatin) and Alimta (pemetrexed) — in patients with ASS1-deficient ... Read more

April 13, 2017April 13, 2017

Newly Identified Protein Variation May Make Mesothelioma More Vulnerable to Therapy, Study Reports

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A newly identified form of BRCA1-associated protein-1 (BAP1) increases malignant pleural mesothelioma cells’ vulnerability to some cancer therapies, a study indicates. The findings suggest a new strategy for treating patients ... Read more

April 13, 2017

Mesothelioma is Becoming Big Business

April 12, 2017

New Tissue Imaging and Collecting Technique Can Identify Mesothelioma Subtypes

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German researchers have come up with a new tissue-sample imaging and collecting technique for identifying diffuse malignant mesothelioma (DMM) subtypes. The method that the team at Ruhr-University Bochum developed is based on advanced ... 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