Tag: Mesothelioma
Researchers Report New Gene Therapy Slows Mesothelioma Growth in the Lab, According to Surviving Mesothelioma
Gene Therapy May Slow Mesothelioma Growth Raleigh, NC (PRWEB) June 23, 2015 Doctors with the Hyogo College of Medicine in Japan claim to have slowed the growth of mesothelioma cells in the lab by exposing them to anti-angiogenic proteins. Surviving Mesothelioma has just posted an article on the new research. […]
New Research Finds Pleural Plaques More Closely Linked to Asbestos Exposure than Mesothelioma Development, According to Surviving Mesothelioma
(PRWEB) June 19, 2015 Researchers say pleural plaques, while uncomfortable, don’t typically lead to malignant mesothelioma. Surviving Mesothelioma has just posted a story on the study. Click here to read it now. An analysis of the medical literature on pleural plaques released by a Princeton, New Jersey-based medical consulting firm found that these nodules […]
New Report Links Protein with Mesothelioma Survival and Chemotherapy Response, According to Surviving Mesothelioma
Raleigh, NC (PRWEB) June 14, 2015 Scientists in Europe have found that mesothelioma patients with the highest levels of p16 in their tumor samples lived longer than those with low levels of the same protein. Surviving Mesothelioma has just posted the full story. Click here to read it now. Doctors with Beaumont Hospital in […]
Japanese Team Proposes New Prognostic Index for Mesothelioma, According to Surviving Mesothelioma
Raleigh, NC (PRWEB) April 06, 2015 Researchers from three Japanese universities have created a new point system for predicting mesothelioma prognosis. Surviving Mesothelioma has just posted details of the new system on its website. Click here to read the story now. Doctors with Kyoto University, Hyogo College of Medicine, and Fukushima Medical University analyzed […]
Study Finds Surgery May Decrease Lung Function in Mesothelioma Patients with Few Symptoms, According to Surviving Mesothelioma
Raleigh, NC (PRWEB) April 04, 2015 Surgeons in the University’s Division of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery have released findings showing that minimally symptomatic mesothelioma patients actually felt worse and had more difficulty breathing after EPD surgery than before it. Click here to read the full story, just posted on the Surviving Mesothelioma website. EPD […]