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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
Study Associates PD-L1 Expression with Poor Survival in Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
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Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) patients whose tumor expresses a protein called PD-L1 are more likely to have a poor clinical outcome, according to a study published in the Journal of ... Read more
Surgery Eliminates Two Men’s Testicular Mesothelioma, Case Study Reports
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Surgery eliminated benign testicular mesothelioma in two men with the rare cancer, according to a case study. The research, “Two Case Reports Of Benign Testicular Mesothelioma And Review Of The ... Read more
What Exactly Is Mesothelioma?
Compound in Red Sage Root Has Anti-tumor Potential in Mesothelioma Cells
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A natural compound from the plant danshen (Chinese red sage, Salvia miltirrhiza) called tanshinone I (Tan I) appears to kill mesothelioma cells by inducing a specific type of cell death. The findings ... Read more
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Antiviral, Cidofovir, Seen to Kill Mesothelioma and Other Cancer Cells in Early Study
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Treatment with cidofovir, a well-recognized antiviral drug, has shown promise in killing several types of cancer cells, including mesothelioma, data in a preclinical study show. The study, “Reduced Cell Viability ... Read more
Family History of Skin Cancer Could Increase Risk of Mesothelioma
Application for FDA Approval of Alimta Injection for Mesothelioma, Lung Cancer Accepted for Review
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted the filing of Eagle Pharmaceutical’s new drug application (NDA) for its novel ready-to-dilute Alimta (pemetrexed injection) chemotherapy drug for the treatment ... Read more