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 18, 2017

PET/CT-scan Parameters Could Help Predict Malignant-pleural-mesothelioma Survival

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Quantitative 18F-FDG positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) parameters based on pre-treatment tumor volume could be used as surrogate markers to predict the expected course of malignant pleural mesothelioma and help ... Read more

January 17, 2017

Postoperative Radiotherapy Benefits Limited for Sarcomatoid MPM Patients, Study Finds

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Postoperative radiotherapy has limited survival benefits for certain patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) who have had surgery to remove the cancer, researchers said in a recent retrospective study, and they called ... Read more

January 16, 2017January 16, 2017

Asbestos-Triggered Cell Change May Be Start of Mesothelioma Development

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Asbestos triggers a change in cells that makes them take on fibrosis-promoting properties. That change — which could be the first step in the development of malignant mesothelioma — takes ... Read more

January 16, 2017

The History of Mesothelioma

January 13, 2017

Inhibiting WT1 Protein Reduces Chemoresistance of Mesothelioma Cells, Study Finds

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A protein called WT1 seems to contribute to the survival and chemoresistance of malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) cells, according to new research. This finding was recently published in Pathology & Oncology ... Read more

January 12, 2017

Electron Microscopy of Cells in Lung Liquid Can Aid Mesothelioma Diagnosis

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Transmission electron microscopy — a high-resolution method to explore cell characteristics — can aid in the diagnosis of malignant pleural mesothelioma when examining cells found in the liquid surrounding the ... Read more

January 11, 2017January 11, 2017

ADAO to Hold 13th Asbestos Awareness and Prevention Conference in April

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The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) announced that its 13th Annual International Asbestos Awareness and Prevention Conference will take place on April 7–9 in Washington, D.C. The event, titled “Where Knowledge and ... 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