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

October 5, 2016

Rosetta Receives 2 Patent Allowances, 1 for Mesothelioma Diagnostic

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Rosetta Genomics, a company that develops microRNA-based diagnostics, has added two new patent allowances to its intellectual property. A patent allowance is issued by a regulatory entity (U.S. Patent and ... Read more

October 4, 2016October 5, 2016

Trial Seeks Patients With Inoperable Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma

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Boehringer Ingelheim is enrolling patients with inoperable malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) into a Phase 2/3 trial evaluating the effectiveness of nintedanib in combination with Alimta (pemetrexed) and Platinol (cisplatin), followed by ... Read more

October 3, 2016

Cancer Research UK Readies Collaborative Study of New Immunotherapy Combo for Mesothelioma

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Cancer Research UK announced the launch of a first clinical trial under the Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (ECMC) Combinations Alliance, a collaborative effort involving the group, and, for this study, the companies MSD and Verastem. ... Read more

September 30, 2016

Pravachol May Help Prevent Radiation-Induced Side Effects, Study Finds

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Use of the cholesterol-lowering drug Pravachol (pravastatin) before radiation therapy markedly reduces radiation-induced toxicity, researchers observed in a mouse mesothelioma model. The study, “Pravastatin Reduces Radiation-Induced Damage to Normal Tissues,” was presented ... Read more

September 29, 2016September 29, 2016

Definitive Radiation Therapy Found to Improve Survival in People with Non-Metastatic MPM

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Patients with non-metastatic malignant pleural mesothelioma may benefit from definitive radiation therapy, according to a large retrospective study recently presented at the American Society for Radiation 2016 Annual Meeting, held ... Read more

September 28, 2016

How Mesothelioma Clinical Trials Work

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Developing a new medical treatment for mesothelioma takes many years. The process is intended to best improve the treatment of diseases and medical conditions without harming people. Here you can read ... 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