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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
Preclinical Study Supports Platinum Treatment, Ptac2S, as Promising MPM Therapy
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The experimental anti-cancer platinum drug Ptac2S has higher anti-cancer activity than standard of care cisplatin in malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) cells, researchers reported, a preclinical finding that suggests it may be a ... Read more
7 Risk Factors for Mesothelioma Development
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McCulloch Appointed to Pacific Mesothelioma Center Board of Directors
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Alexa McCulloch has been appointed treasurer on the board of directors of the Pacific Mesothelioma Center (PMC), a division of the Pacific Heart, Lung & Blood Institute (PHLBI). McCulloch has held numerous ... Read more
£5 Million Donation Will Help Establish UK Mesothelioma Research Center
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The British Lung Foundation has just announced a donation of £5 million British pounds (about $6.23 million U.S.) from the Victor Dahdaleh Foundation, matching government funding that was announced earlier ... Read more
4 Stages of Pleural Mesothelioma
Targovax Reports Promising Early Data on Vaccine Now in Mesothelioma Clinical Trial
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Targovax recently presented preclinical and clinical results of the anti-tumor efficacy of its cancer vaccine ONCOS-102 for the treatment of malignant mesothelioma. The presentation, “OR52: Anti-tumor potency of cancer vaccine ... Read more
Explaining the Symptoms of Mesothelioma
Enhancer Seen to Work Well with Mesothelioma Therapy Now in Clinical Trial
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SVP-Rapamycin, an immunotherapy developed by Selecta Biosciences, can strengthen the effective of an anti-mesothelioma therapy, according to preclinical data recently presented at the Immunogenicity and Bioassay Summit 2016 in Baltimore. These findings ... Read more