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In 2020, nearly 2 million new cancer cases will be diagnosed across the country. This year alone, more than 600,000 people are expected to die from cancer. While medical advances have lowered the cancer death rate, the number of cases … Continued

People have lots of choices when it comes to healthcare these days, and consumers are more selective than ever about who they trust to keep them healthy. Having a strong social media presence is a great way for hospitals to … Continued

Maintenance therapy with cancer drug defactinib did not boost survival rates after front line chemotherapy for patients with pleural mesothelioma, according to the latest results from this phase II COMMAND trial. The researchers wrote in their report released June 15 … Continued

There are too many patients with mesothelioma who are not getting the treatment they need per the National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines, according to a recent clinical study done at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. The study found that … Continued

The initial signs of Alex Cesar’s lung cancer appeared in the winter of 2018. His mother noticed that the young man would start to cough and could not stop. A trip to the medical center in Anchorage earlier this year … Continued

New clinical research at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York indicates some mesothelioma biomarkers are more effective than others to detect this devastating cancer. (survivingmesothelioma.com) Clinical researchers at the school performed an analysis of at … Continued

Patients diagnosed with mesothelioma whose bodies respond to the cancer with systemic inflammation have lower survival rates, according to Chinese researchers in a recent clinical study. Those researchers linked systemic inflammation known as SII to a lower rate of survival … Continued

FDA recently approved an electricity-based mesothelioma treatment called Tumor Treating Fields (NovoTTF-100L) that has been FDA approved along with regular chemotherapy for mesothelioma. It is the first new cancer treatment for pleural mesothelioma since Alimta was approved in 2004. (survivingmesothelioma.com) … Continued

The case of a mesothelioma patient in Spain could suggest that having a hard time swallowing could be a rare, early sign of mesothelioma. Mesothelioma is a very serious cancer that begins in the thin membrane that lines the chest … Continued

A recent clinical study found that patients with pleural mesothelioma who received prophylactic irradiation after having a chest wall procedure did not enjoy a clinical benefit, per an open-label, multicenter, phase 3 clinical trial. The clinical trial results were published … Continued