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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 Clips4. Don’t burn trash or wood. The ash and soot caused by the burning of wood and trash contributes to particle ... 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
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. The study, “Risk Factors of Mortality from All Asbestos-Related Diseases: A ... Read more
How Mesothelioma Affects Life Expectancy
Breast, Ovarian Cancer Therapies Induce Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma Cell Death, Study Shows
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Tesaro (niraparib) and Lymparza (olaparib) — both PARP1 inhibitors approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat breast and ovarian cancer patients — also kill malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) ... Read more
7 Possible Complications of Mesothelioma
Apitolisib Shows Promising Clinical Benefit in 2 Young Women with Peritoneal Mesothelioma, Study Shows
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Treatment with the anti-cancer agent apitolisib has helped two patients with peritoneal mesothelioma (MPeM), a British study shows. The study, “Indolent peritoneal mesothelioma: PI3K-mTOR inhibitors as a novel therapeutic strategy,” appeared in ... Read more
Lymphoma Patients Who Receive Radiotherapy at Higher Risk of Developing Mesothelioma, Study Shows
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People who have radiotherapy to treat lymphoma are more likely to develop malignant mesothelioma, especially if they were diagnosed before 1995 and were younger at diagnosis, a study reports. The ... Read more
Dealing With Depression When You Have Cancer
High Platelet Counts Associated with Lower Survival in MPM Surgery Patients
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Elevated platelet levels in malignant peritoneal mesothelioma (MPM) patients being considered for surgery is associated with poor outcomes, a cohort study shows. The study, “Preoperative Thrombocytosis Predicts Shortened Survival in Patients ... Read more