Mesothelioma NewsThe value of occult disease in resection margin and lymph node after extrapleural pneumonectomy for malignant mesothelioma - Thu, 08 May 2008 Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Evan as advancements in medicine’s ability to diagnose and treat mesothelioma have had a positive impact in the lives of many people, the disease is still often diagnosed only in its advanced Journal of Thoracic Oncology Although a number of studies have shown that multimodal approaches to the treatment of mesothelioma have achieved some measure of local disease control, there is still controversy surrounding a number of issues, including which protoco... Video-assisted cervical thoracoscopy: a novel approach for diagnosis, staging and pleurodesis of malignant pleural mesothelioma - Tue, 06 May 2008 Source: European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Mesothelioma is one of the most difficult of all cancers to treat... Characterization of Human Mesothelioma Cell Lines as Tumor Models for Suicide Gene Therapy - Thu, 01 May 2008 Source: Onkologie Improvements in the traditional therapeutic options available to mesothelioma patients have led to longer median survival times for a subset of these individuals, but the overall effectiven... Megakaryocyte potentiating factor as a tumor marker of malignant pleural mesothelioma: Evaluation in comparison with mesothelin - Wed, 30 Apr 2008 Source: Lung Cancer The development of a simple and effective blood test for the diagnosis of mesothelioma is one of the primary goals of current research into the disease. If researchers could identify biological markers specific to Annals of Surgical Oncology Although mesothelioma is a relatively rare disease in the general population, it is not uncommon in workers—or their families—from a number of different pr... Epidermal growth factor receptor gene mutation, amplification and protein expression in malignant pleural mesothelioma - Fri, 25 Apr 2008 Source: Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology Investigations into the underlying cellular processes that lead to cancer have revealed a number of interesting findings regarding the biological conditions responsible for tumor development. Individual forms of the disease emerge from mutations and malfunctions of particular genes and the attendant changes in protein complexes and cell structures th... Lung function predicts survival in a cohort of asbestos cement workers - Wed, 23 Apr 2008 Source: International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health From the earliest reports of lung disorders in asbestos workers, which date from the early 1900s, to our current time where asbestos has been conclusively shown to cause a number of terrible cancers and di... Outcome after extrapleural pneumonectomy for malignant pleural mesothelioma - Tue, 22 Apr 2008 Source: European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery Two major procedures are used in the surgical treatment of mesothelioma: extrapleural pneumonectomy (EPP) and pleurectomy/decortication (PD). An EPP involves the complete removal of the affect... Therapy response in malignant pleural mesothelioma-role of MRI using RECIST, modified RECIST and volumetric approaches in comparison with CT - Fri, 18 Apr 2008 Source: European Radiology The accurate evaluation of a patient’s response to cancer treatment is an important part of any therapeutic plan, but this is especially true for people being treated for malignant mesothelioma. It is an aggressive malignancy that often presents with a poor
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Mesothelioma is a serious cancer that
occurs in individuals exposed to
asbestos. 
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