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A recent article published in the Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine reported that researchers involved in a world-wide study have found a possible link between mesothelioma and hematologic cancer treatments.  Scientists from the United States, China, and Australia studied 3,600 mesothelioma patients and found that those who had a hematologic cancer; such as Hodgkins » Read More

When a patient receives a mesothelioma diagnosis, they are presented with a variety of treatment options.  As with any devastating news, a person’s choice of treatments for mesothelioma may depend on a host of varying factors.  Angelina Jolie recently made public her choice to remove her ovaries and fallopian tubes, due to her increased risk » Read More

Mesothelioma is a deadly form of cancer notorious for being difficult to treat. The disease is often not diagnosed until it has reached an advanced stage, which makes most patients ineligible for potentially curative surgery. For these patients, chemotherapy is the most used first-line option for treatment. Though no standard second-line treatment exists, intense research » Read More

Vinegar has long been praised for its health benefits and antimicrobial properties. Now there is evidence that acetic acid, the primary ingredient in common household vinegar, can also be a powerful anticancer agent, capable of killing cancer cells in minutes. In a Japanese study published in the December issue of the Journal of Gastroenterology and » Read More