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 4, 2017

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January 3, 2017

Gene Variations May Help Predict Survival in Mesothelioma Patients Receiving Platinum-based Chemotherapy, Study Finds

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Variations in the immune-system-related FAS ligand (FASL) gene may help predict how long a malignant pleural mesothelioma patient who received platinum-based chemotherapy can survive without the disease progressing. A study in Egypt showed ... Read more

December 22, 2016

Intrapleural Gene Therapy Slows Tumor Growth in Mice with Malignant Mesothelioma

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The endothelial cell protein C receptor (EPCR) suppresses tumor growth in malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) by rendering cells more susceptible to cell death-activating mechanisms, according to a study published in Scientific ... Read more

December 21, 2016

Phone Consulting Helped Veterans Get Rapid Mesothelioma Treatment, Study Shows

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A national telephone consulting service helped U.S. military veterans who believed they had mesothelioma gain timely access to experts in Boston who could treat them as well as any mesothelioma ... Read more

December 20, 2016

Pleural Biopsy More Accurate for Diagnosing Malignant Mesothelioma, Study Finds

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A pleural biopsy is a more accurate and efficient method of diagnosing malignant diseases that cause fluid leakage in the lungs than pleural effusion cell block (a cell preparation using ... Read more

December 19, 2016December 20, 2016

Mesothelioma Tumor Cells Can Generate Their Own Vasculature, Study Finds

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Vasculogenic mimicry, a process in which tumor cells can form structures that resemble blood vessels and that can serve as blood conduits, is a common feature in malignant mesothelioma, according ... Read more

December 16, 2016December 20, 2016

Combo Treatment, Including Lung-Sparing Surgery, Helps Mesothelioma Patients Live Years Longer

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A combination of lung-sparing surgery, chemotherapy, and using light to kill malignant cells helped patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma live years longer than those who received chemotherapy only, according to ... Read more

December 15, 2016December 15, 2016

FDA Grants Nintedanib Orphan Drug Status to Treat Mesothelioma

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan-drug status to nintedanib as a treatment for the asbestos-related cancer mesothelioma. “Nintedanib, our triple angiokinase inhibitor, has shown promise as ... 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