Mesothelioma Cancer Resources Blog

The American Cancer Society and the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), one of the leading fitness certification organizations in the world, have introduced the Certified Cancer Exercise Trainer™ certification (CET). The certification is offered to fitness professionals that work with clients with cancer at various stages and levels of treatment. Studies have shown that …

A researcher at Van Andel Research Institute in Grand Rapids, Michigan has received a $1.3 million grant from the NIH to study how tumors develop a resistance to chemotherapy. Initially, the research will focus on colon cancer. Researchers hope that the result of the study will lead to the development of additional screening and treatment …

Mesothelioma can be a painful cancer. Over half of the pleural mesothelioma patients experience pain in the chest which can be intense and severe enough to require narcotics to alleviate the pain and discomfort. Not willing to take any more drugs, some mesothelioma patients are turning to hypnosis as a way to manage their pain. …

Pinpointing the exact location of a lung cancer tumor and the extent of pleural effusion in mesothelioma is difficult with the traditional imaging techniques such as CT and MRI. Lung cancer tumors move with breathing, circulation and heartbeats making it difficult to focus radiation treatments and to evaluate the extent of disease. Recent advances in …

The American Thoracic Society (ATS) is a non-profit “medical association dedicated to advancing our clinical and scientific understanding of pulmonary diseases, critical illnesses and sleep-related breathing disorders.” The mission of the ATS is achieved through research, education, patient care and advocacy. One of their primary goals is the education of the medical community as well …

As part of the Lung Cancer Clinical Trials Call to Action Campaign , Lung Cancer Alliance, National Lung Cancer Partnership, and other advocacy groups have partnered with EmergingMed to offer a personalized service for lung cancer patients “to take charge of their diagnosis and learn about clinical trials, which are an important part of treatment …

Restoration Environmental Contractors-REC Demolition is celebrating their 20th anniversary of being green. Since its start in 1989, the company has completed over 9,000 environmental restoration and demolition projects, with more than one million hours of on-site work, throughout Canada. The company specializes in asbestos removal, demolition, lead abatement, site remediation, disaster recovery and emergency response …

The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) is hoping National Asbestos Awareness Week, November 23 to November 27, will help raise the public’s awareness of the dangers of asbestos. Various informational sessions will be held throughout the week including topics on the James Hardie company and asbestos law, ending with a ceremony on Friday to …

Dr. Robert Cameron, Director, Thoracic Oncology, Department of Surgery, UCLA Medical Center, has been treating mesothelioma patients for over 20 years. Dr. Cameron leads the way with his approach involving lung-sparing surgery followed by radiation and chemotherapy. He believes that treating mesothelioma as a chronic disease, as opposed to an incurable cancer, allows the patients …

Prometheus Laboratories Inc, a pharmaceutical company committed to developing and commercializing novel pharmaceutical and diagnostic products to help physicians individualize patient care, launched its ProOnc line of cancer diagnostics in October. The ProOnc diagnostic tests are based on recently developed, highly sensitive microRNA technology. “MicroRNAs are small, non-coding sequences of RNA that are critically important …