Mesothelioma Research

Chemotherapy is the most widely used mesothelioma treatment. Chemotherapy drugs have the potential to reduce the size of tumors and slow the spread of the cancer. But mesothelioma chemotherapy, like many cancer drug therapies, has limits to its effectiveness. New research that combines the sound waves from ultrasound treatment with the delivery of cancer drug therapies promises to improve the delivery of chemotherapy. This could make chemotherapy drugs more toxic to cancer cells and less toxic to healthy tissue. The study could lead to new treatment options for mesothelioma … [Read more...]

It seems like every week brings a new development in potential immunotherapy treatments for mesothelioma. Some of the breakthroughs come directly from mesothelioma research. Other studies, while they may not directly look at mesothelioma tumors, may end up helping mesothelioma patients. Immunotherapy research is mesothelioma research, even when mesothelioma patients aren’t directly involved. Immunotherapy drugs attack certain forms of cancer cells, no matter what the cancer type. Because of this, advances in immunotherapy often help cancer patients with several different cancer types. A … [Read more...]

Cancer immunotherapy is an area of great promise for mesothelioma patients and many more of the millions of people diagnosed with cancer every year. The most powerful disease-fighter we have is our own immune system. By harnessing this power, cancer immunotherapy drugs offer hope even for rare and incurable cancers such as mesothelioma. Even better, these therapies promise to deliver results without some of the unpleasant side effects of traditional chemotherapy. So far, cancer immunotherapy has delivered mixed results. There are some astounding success stories, including one mesothelioma … [Read more...]

Cancer research has tried for years to find links between various risk factors and cancer. After all, if you could do something to avoid a mesothelioma diagnosis or to slow the progress of the disease once you are a mesothelioma patient, wouldn’t you grab onto that like a life preserver? Now a researcher has uncovered documents showing that research from the 1950s showed a link between eating sugar and certain types of cancer. The sugar industry suppressed this important cancer research – until now. Hidden Cancer Research on Sugar Revealed The Sugar Research Foundation (SRF) was part of … [Read more...]

Getting a mesothelioma diagnosis is not easy. Mesothelioma is a rare cancer of the lining around the internal organs (most commonly the lungs) that is caused by asbestos exposure. Mesothelioma symptoms can look like several other diseases, including more common forms of lung cancer. Even if you know you are at risk, it can take several steps and some time to confirm a mesothelioma diagnosis. Once you have your mesothelioma diagnosis, that’s still not the whole picture. New Immunotherapy treatments go after cancer cells based on the ways that those cells operate in your body. To understand … [Read more...]

It’s hard to divorce a mesothelioma diagnosis from stress. There are few times in life more stressful than the moment you find out that you have a rare and terminal cancer. A mesothelioma diagnosis adds many unknowns to your future. The only thing that’s certain is that your life won’t be the same. Feeling stressed at the time of your mesothelioma diagnosis is a natural reaction. As time goes on your worries, both financial and health-related, may grow. New research has shown that chronic stress can increase the chances that cancer will spread or metastasize. Since metastatic or secondary … [Read more...]