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

January 25, 2017

Therapy Restricting Growth of Blood Vessels Failed in Mesothelioma Clinical Trial

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An investigational cancer drug that restricts the growth of new blood vessels failed to improve disease in a Phase 2 clinical trial in patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma who progressed after ... Read more

January 24, 2017

Removing DNA Modifications in Cancer Cells May Help Decrease Treatment Resistance in Mesothelioma

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Cancer cells often exhibit changes in DNA, called epigenetic modifications, that help tumors progress and resist therapies. In malignant mesothelioma, removing those epigenetic modifications could be key to decreasing treatment ... Read more

January 23, 2017

Mayo Clinic Expert Stands By Checkpoint Immunotherapy’s Potential for Treating Pleural Mesothelioma

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Many scientists may have lost their initial high hopes for checkpoint immunities in treating malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM), but Aaron S. Mansfield, MD, at the Mayo Clinic remains convinced immunotherapy will ... Read more

January 23, 2017

5 Doctors Involved in the Treatment of Mesothelioma

January 20, 2017

Researchers Improve Light Therapy for Treating Mesothelioma Remaining After Surgery

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Researchers have developed a way to improve the effectiveness of photodynamic therapy (PDT), a light-based treatment used in patients with mesothelioma. It involves using an infrared tracking device to better ... Read more

January 19, 2017

Nearly Half of Patients with Negative CT Scans Have Pleural Malignancy, Study Finds

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A benign computed tomography (CT) scan report may not always mean patients are clear of a pleural malignancy. A new study has found that this is actually the case for ... Read more

January 19, 2017January 19, 2017

7 Risk Factors for Mesothelioma Development

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