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Malignant pleural mesothelioma is a rapidly spreading and aggressive cancer caused by exposure to asbestos.  Research has been able to discover some key gene mutations that asbestos activates in a healthy cell.  Past studies have been limited to smaller sets of genes until recently.  Some prominent cancer researchers have come together and discovered four very » Read More

Japanese scientists are optimistic about a new treatment combination they say can shrink mesothelioma tumors by up to 80 %, but only if administered in the right order. Doctors at Tokyo Medical University and the Nippon Medical School tested the effects of combining the commonly used chemotherapy drug pemetrexed with a relatively new treatment for » Read More

Mesothelioma patients experience the breakdown of the protective lining that covers many of the internal organs in their bodies, which in most cases specifically affects the lungs.  This rare form of cancer usually attacks people who have been exposed to asbestos.  A recent study has shown that mesothelioma has also been linked to taconite mining. » Read More

Researchers from Mount Sinai Health System and the Department of Population Health at North Shore Long Island Jewish Hospital recently reported some interesting findings on gender and mesothelioma in the Annals of Thoracic Surgery. The study examined records of 14,200 mesothelioma patients who were diagnosed with mesothelioma from 1973 to 2009. Of these cases, 22 » Read More