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

November 1, 2016

Breath Analysis Could Lead to Early Detection of Mesothelioma

October 31, 2016

11 Asbestos-Related Diseases To Be Aware Of

October 31, 2016October 31, 2016

FDA Pauses Enrollment in Trials Testing Listeria as Therapy for Mesothelioma and Other Cancers

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has placed a partial hold on all clinical trials evaluating the LADD (Listeria-based immunotherapy construct) technology platform, pausing new patient enrollment. Those already undergoing therapy will ... Read more

October 28, 2016October 28, 2016

Potential Biomarker of Pleural Mesothelioma Fails to Distinguish Disease from Lung Cancers in Study

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A protein known as CD90, which has been suggested as a possible biomarker for malignant pleural mesothelioma (MM), may not contribute to the reliable diagnosis of this disease after all, ... Read more

October 27, 2016

GSK Investigational Drug Prevents Mesothelioma Growth in Mice, Supporting Human Trials

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A GlaxoSmithKline experimental drug, GSK3052230, prevents tumor growth in mice carrying human mesothelioma tumors. The data supports ongoing investigations of the drug as a mesothelioma treatment. The study, “Inhibition of FGF/FGFR autocrine signaling ... Read more

October 26, 2016

Experimental Mesothelioma Therapy May Boost Tumor Immune Surveillance

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ADI-PEG 20, a drug that depletes arginine from the body, is under clinical trials for a number of cancers, including mesothelioma, due to its strong anti-cancer activity. But a new ... Read more

October 25, 2016October 26, 2016

Yondelis, Derived from Sea Cucumber, Shows Promise for Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma

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Yondelis (trabectedin), a drug derived from the Caribbean Sea cucumber, has shown promise for treating malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM), according to a new study published in Molecular Cancer Therapeutics, the journal of ... 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