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Construction sites are already one of the most dangerous places to work when it comes to accidents on the job. Sadly, there is one potentially fatal risk to construction workers that often goes unseen for years. Mesothelioma, or cancer of the mesothelial tissue, affects the lining of the lungs or abdomen, and is almost exclusively » Read More

Pleurectomy/decortication (P/D) surgery strives to remove all cancer growth and extend lives of mesothelioma patients. The surgery removes the pleural membrane surrounding the diseased lung, lining around the heart, the cancerous tumors in the chest cavity and potentially the diaphragm. Older mesothelioma patients are being misguided into believing they are too old to benefit from » Read More

A new clinical trial for those suffering from mesothelioma is set to begin at the Moffit Cancer Center in Tampa, Florida. Doctors and researchers at the center are anxious to launch the Mesothelioma Selective Chemoperfusion Study designed to serve patients who are not responding favorably to traditional mesothelioma treatment.  Scientists are hopeful that this medical » Read More

A new statistical model was developed by Dr. Giovanni Leuzzi, M.D. from Regina Elena National Cancer Institute to help determine which patients suffering from malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM)malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM), malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM)malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM)malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM)malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM), malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM), malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM), malignant pleural mesothelioma » Read More