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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
The Challenges Of Treating Mesothelioma Patients
Survival Chances Rise in Peritoneal Mesothelioma Patients with Inactive BAP1 Gene, Study Says
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Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma (MPM) patients often have mutations in their BAP1 gene or exhibit low levels of the protein. Researchers have now found that those patients with an inactive BAP1 have better ... Read more
7 Reasons to Feel More Positive About Mesothelioma
Eagle Seeks FDA Approval of Ready-to-Dilute Alimta for Mesothelioma, NSCLC
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Eagle Pharmaceuticals has submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its novel ready-to-dilute pemetrexed (Alimta) formulation. The chemotherapy drug, which works by inhibiting the ... Read more
SELLAS to Present Corporate and Clinical Updates at Upcoming Conference
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SELLAS Life Sciences will present corporate and clinical updates on its novel cancer immunotherapies at the 35th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco, Jan 9-13. According to a press release, Angelos Stergiou, ... Read more
3 Things to Know About Mesothelioma and Veterans
Lung Biopsy Essential to Correct Diagnosis of Asbestos-Related Cancers, Case Study Says
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Occupational cancer should be considered in all cases of workplace asbestos exposure according to a case study published in the Romanian Journal of Morphology and Embryology. Moreover, an accurate assessment ... Read more
Challenging 5 Common Cancer Myths
Study Lauds Imaging Method’s Sensitivity in Assessing MPM Patients’ Response to Chemotherapy
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Different imaging techniques can have different sensitivity in evaluating the response of malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) patients to chemotherapy, but a new study found a technique called 18F-FDG-PET/CT to be superior to others, and it ... Read more