Mesothelioma Research

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...]

What if you could get a lab test in your doctor’s office with results the same day? What if sophisticated and expensive tests to determine which mesothelioma immunotherapy would benefit you could be done quickly and cheaply? A new mesothelioma research study highlights a nanotechnology tool that could revolutionize mesothelioma research and lead to better mesothelioma treatments. A research team including scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Nanyang Technological University, Duke University, and the University of Pittsburgh recently published a paper called “Isolation … [Read more...]

New advances in cancer treatment are coming so quickly, it’s hard to keep up with them. This is good news for mesothelioma patients because each new development could be the first step on the path to a cure for this usually incurable cancer. The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard in collaboration with the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute recently announced an ambitious project to map cancer dependency. They created a website to provide easy access to their data. The information they have collected helps point the way to the most productive avenues for future research. This will, they hope, lead … [Read more...]

Mesothelioma diagnosis as it stands today is only possible very late in the development of this illness. The inability to detect mesothelioma earlier is part of what makes mesothelioma such a devastating diagnosis. Because it can take decades for mesothelioma symptoms to emerge, by the time a mesothelioma diagnosis is made, it has often progressed to a stage that is more advanced than is optimal for treating cancer. Although intensive treatment with chemotherapy and/or surgery can prolong life, the rounds of chemotherapy and radiation can take a toll on the quality of life. As things are … [Read more...]

The ability to pinpoint mesothelioma may soon become more accurate, thanks to groundbreaking new research.  If you have received a mesothelioma diagnosis confirming that you in fact have this fierce disease, you may wonder why a detailed precise mesothelioma prognosis matters. Why an Accurate Mesothelioma Diagnosis Matters A more accurate mesothelioma prognosis matters because it can provide your doctor and oncology team with more detailed information about your specific case. This can help them, based on the detailed technical information about your mesothelioma, develop the best possible … [Read more...]