Tag: Surviving
Study Finds Dosing Schedule Critical for Promising New Mesothelioma Treatment, Reports Surviving Mesothelioma
Raleigh, NC (PRWEB) November 15, 2014 Japanese scientists say a combination of the chemotherapy drug pemetrexed (Alimta) and photodynamic therapy (PDT) can shrink mesothelioma tumors up to 80 percent – but only if it is administered in the right order. Surviving Mesothelioma has just posted an article on the new research. Click here to read […]
Study Finds Oral Medication May Slow Mesothelioma Progression, Reports Surviving Mesothelioma
Raleigh, NC (PRWEB) November 10, 2014 Research scientists in Turkey have found that a combination of cyclophosphamide and etoposide (called EE) may extend the lives of mesothelioma patients who have run out of treatment options. Surviving Mesothelioma has just posted an article on the study. Click here to read it now. Doctors with the […]
New Research Points to Poor Prognosis with this Mesothelioma Subtype, According to Surviving Mesothelioma
Raleigh, NC (PRWEB) October 31, 2014 Doctors in Croatia say not all types of epithelioid mesothelioma respond to treatment in the same way. Their study of microscopic (histological) differences in mesothelioma subtypes is the subject of a newly posted article on the Surviving Mesothelioma website. Click here to read it now. Researchers at the […]
New Report Details Rare Case of Mesothelioma from Winemaking, According to Surviving Mesothelioma
Raleigh, NC (PRWEB) October 16, 2014 Cancer researchers in Italy are reporting the case of a man who contracted mesothelioma after years of using an asbestos filter to purify wine. Surviving Mesothelioma has just posted an article on the case. Click here to read it now. Doctors with the Institute for Study and Prevention […]
New Tests Find Little Likelihood of Mesothelioma from RCF Exposure, According to Surviving Mesothelioma
Raleigh, NC (PRWEB) October 03, 2014 New research on refractory ceramic fibers (RCF) finds that the aluminum-silicate based insulator is unlikely to cause lung cancer or mesothelioma, despite the results of animal studies. Surviving Mesothelioma has just posted an article on the new research. Click here to read it now. Scientists at the Institute […]