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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
What is Mesothelioma?
Promising Approach Against Mesothelioma Involves Inhibiting 2 Proteins
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Simultaneous inhibition of two proteins, FAK and MDM2, may have therapeutic applications against mesothelioma. A recent study showed that the proteins prevent malignant cells from activating mechanisms involved in cell death, and activate those involved ... Read more
Mesothelioma Clinical Trials: Reasons to Participate
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Clinical trials are extremely important scientific studies required by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to assess new medical treatments, including treatments for mesothelioma. There can be benefits for people ... Read more
Report on Mesothelioma Immunotherapy Suggests Future in Combination Approaches
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Studies in immune checkpoint blockade against malignant mesothelioma have delivered disappointing results, leading experts to suggest that the future of mesothelioma treatment rests in combination approaches, including immunotherapies and traditional treatments. An extensive ... Read more
Exercise and Mesothelioma: What You Need To Know
Scientists Find New Mechanism that May Help Develop Therapies Targeting Mesothelioma
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Researchers have identified a novel mechanism that stimulates the death of malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) cells, providing potential therapeutic targets for the treatment of this aggressive disease. The study, “MicroRNA-302b ... Read more
Surviving Mesothelioma: Why Meso is NOT a Death Sentence
Why Haven’t We Cured Cancer?
Two Therapies Show Early Promise as Treatment for Pleural Mesothelioma
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Researchers at Hyogo College of Medicine in Japan recently reviewed the therapeutic agents suitable for the treatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) and propose that an anti-CD26 monoclonal antibody and ... Read more