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August 2, 2017

4 Conventional Treatments for Mesothelioma

If you’ve been diagnosed with mesothelioma, you will be advised about your treatment options. These will depend greatly on the stage and type of mesothelioma, however, treatment will usually comprise of ... Read more

May 19, 2017

How Radiation Therapy Can Treat Mesothelioma

Radiation therapy is just one treatment used in the fight against mesothelioma. Typically, mesothelioma is difficult to treat with radiation therapy because it doesn’t form tumors in the same way ... Read more

April 11, 2017

Explaining the Causes, Stages and Treatment of Mesothelioma

In this video from the Mount Sinai Health System, Dr. Raja Flores talks about the chronic lung disease, mesothelioma. What are the differences between mesothelioma and asbestosis? Dr. Flores explains ... Read more

March 3, 2017

Antiviral, Cidofovir, Seen to Kill Mesothelioma and Other Cancer Cells in Early Study

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Treatment with cidofovir, a well-recognized antiviral drug, has shown promise in killing several types of cancer cells, including mesothelioma, data in a preclinical study show. The study, “Reduced Cell Viability ... Read more

December 6, 2016

How Do Cancer Cells Behave Differently From Healthy Cells?

This informative video from Ted-ed shared in December 2012 takes us through the fundamental difference between the way cancer cells and normal cells behave in the human body. Find out ... Read more

October 20, 2016

4 Treatment Options for Mesothelioma

Mesothelioma is an asbestos-related cancer which can affect the lungs, stomach, heart and testicles. Because it can take anywhere between 20 and 50 years for symptoms of mesothelioma to present ... 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 27, 2016

Beyond Asbestos: What Else Might Cause Mesothelioma?

While we know that the No. 1 cause of mesothelioma is exposure to asbestos, there are other possible risk factors for developing the cancer. Read about study showing that asbestos exposure on any level ... Read more