Asbestos use in Asia poses serious health dangers
The use of asbestos continues to increase in Asia despite clear health hazards. A recent Respirology review notes that with approximately 4.
Category: Asbestos / Mesothelioma
Mesothelioma in southern Nevada likely result of asbestos in environment
Malignant mesothelioma has been found at higher than expected levels in women and in individuals younger than 55 years old in the southern Nevada counties of Clark and Nye, likewise in the same…
A high number of genomic mutations in advanced malignant plural mesothelioma revealed by targeted next-generation sequencing
Next generation sequencing in malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) tumors shows a complex mutational setting with a high number of genetic alterations in genes involved in DNA repair, cell survival…
A high number of genomic mutations in advanced malignant plural mesothelioma identified by targeted next-generation sequencing
Next generation sequencing in malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) tumors shows a complex mutational setting with a high number of genetic alterations in genes involved in DNA repair, cell survival…
Asbestos: an ongoing challenge to global health
Challenges to global health can evolve from policies and decisions that take years or decades to unfold.
It takes more than one cell mutation for asbestos exposure to lead to cancer
It has been a long held belief that tumors arising from exposure to asbestos are caused by mutations in one cell, which then produces multiple clones.
Studies report new findings on treatment options for mesothelioma
Treating patients with high-dose radiotherapy after chemotherapy and surgery for malignant pleural mesothelioma does not achieve improvements in local relapse and overall survival, according to…
Curcumin, special peptides boost cancer-blocking PIAS3 to neutralize cancer-activating STAT3 in mesothelioma
A common Asian spice and cancer-hampering molecules show promise in slowing the progression of mesothelioma, a cancer of the lung’s lining often linked to asbestos.
Biomarkers accurately distinguish mesothelioma from non-cancerous tissue
Scientists have identified four biomarkers that may help resolve the difficult differential diagnosis between malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) and non-cancerous pleural tissue with reactive…
Biomarkers accurately distinguish mesothelioma from non-cancerous tissue
Scientists have identified four biomarkers that may help resolve the difficult differential diagnosis between malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) and non-cancerous pleural tissue with reactive…
Novel cancer vaccine holds promise against ovarian cancer, mesothelioma
A novel approach to cancer immunotherapy – strategies designed to induce the immune system to attack cancer cells – may provide a new and cost-effective weapon against some of the most deadly…
New study, harnessing ground-breaking science, offers hope to British mesothelioma patients
Pleural mesothelioma, is an aggressive form of lung cancer strongly linked to asbestos exposure, which has very limited treatment options and is associated with poor patient survival, with most…
New survey launches to help identify mesothelioma treatment uncertainties
An important survey has launched that will help to inform future research into mesothelioma diagnosis, treatments and care. The survey is now available at www.psp.nihr.ac.
European Commission grants orphan drug status to Eisai’s amatuximab for the treatment of malignant mesothelioma
The investigational monoclonal antibody amatuximab (development code: MORAb-009), has been granted orphan drug designation (ODD) for the treatment of malignant mesothelioma by the European Commission.
Mesothelioma survival more than doubles with radiation before surgery
Results of clinical research that treated mesothelioma with radiation before surgery show the three-year survival rate more than doubled for study participants afflicted with this deadly disease…