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Those diagnosed with mesothelioma have a new treatment option for the first time in 15 years. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved a new first-line therapy that uses electric fields to treat tumors in combination with chemotherapy. The treatment, called Novocure, uses low-intensity alternating electric fields to specifically target and inhibit the replication » Read More

Early diagnosis is crucial for patients suffering from mesothelioma. Unfortunately, due to current diagnosis methods, an early diagnosis of mesothelioma is rare. However, new technology developed by Google artificial intelligence (AI) experts may be the solution the mesothelioma community needs. The technology, a new machine learning tool using AI, can identify the rare cancer before » Read More

One of the main difficulties in treating malignant mesothelioma is its tendency to exhibit symptoms when the disease has progressed too far for effective treatment. Researchers worked to detect biomarkers by analyzing blood samples from patients who have been exposed to asbestos, but there is still much work to be done. MicroRNAs are tiny molecules » Read More

A Massachusetts physician has started a clinical trial using a new imaging system that targets peritoneal mesothelioma, which is one of the most difficult cancers to treat. This disease starts in the abdominal cavity lining and can often spread to other parts of the body. Peritoneal mesothelioma differs from pleural mesothelioma, which affects the lungs. » Read More