High dose radiation therapy, as a follow-up to aggressive pleurectomy/decortication surgery for patients with pleural mesothelioma, has pro...
Mesothelioma Research Takes a Hit with Tissue Bank Defunding
The future of the National Mesothelioma Virtual Tissue Bank is in jeopardy after its federal funding was eliminated earlier this year, send...
Second Round of Cytoreductive Surgery/HIPEC Could Benefit Mesothelioma Patients
Mesothelioma patients could benefit significantly from a second round of cytoreductive surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherap...
Overlooked Lymph Nodes Could Improve Staging, Treatment of Mesothelioma
The future staging and treatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma could be improved significantly by a new tool recently uncovered by rese...
Surgeon Rodney Landreneau Returns to Louisiana to Treat Mesothelioma Patients
Rodney Landreneau, M.D., spent more than 20 years working tirelessly at the renowned University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, carving his r...
NCI Research Unlocks Potential of Immunotoxins for Mesothelioma
An inability to unlock the vast potential of the SS1P immunotoxin and use it effectively for patients with mesothelioma has frustrated rese...
Firefighters Face Increased Risk of Developing Cancers, Including Mesothelioma
Some might consider firefighting an admirable career choice, but it also increases the long-range risk for various cancers and more than do...