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Katherine Amato, Ph.D., Jin Chen, MD, Ph.D, and other colleagues published a paper in Cancer Research on a study of ways to circumvent the mutation leading to multiplication of cancer cells in the lungs. These lung cancers include those caused by asbestos exposure, such as mesothelioma. It is known that many cancer cells have a …
Mesothelioma is a rare cancer, usually in the lungs and almost always caused by exposure to asbestos. Recently, a wide-ranging sample of 216 malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) tumors identified genetic mutations previously unknown. A number of these mutations may be available for diagnosis and treatment immediately. Investigators from the International Mesothelioma Program at Brigham and …
Several promising drugs are currently in trials to extend the lives of mesothelioma patients. Mesothelioma is caused by tiny asbestos fibers that are inhaled and implanted in the lungs. Diagnosis generally takes many decades for the disease to appear, usually meaning it’s in a late stage before discovery. Dr. Julie Renee Brahmer, associate professor of …
This is a question that Dr. Carolyn McIntyre, a scientist at Australia’s Edith Cowan University; Professor Gary Lee of Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, a renowned authority in mesothelioma throughout the world; and Professor Rob Newton, an expert in exercise as medicine for cancer, will study over the next three years. Health of patients with lung …
A study published on January 20, 2014 in the Journal of Thoracic Oncology, revealed that patients with epithelial mesothelioma responded well to pre-operative radiation in a specialized approach called SMART or Surgery for Mesothelioma After Radiation Therapy. This slower growing type of mesothelioma affects about 70 percent of mesothelioma patients. What is this new approach? …
