Eager to try a mesothelioma treatment not offered in the US, American movie star Steve McQueen journeyed to Mexico in 1980. Unfortunately, the outlandish treatments that McQueen tried at the time - including shampoos and injections with cells from cows and sheep - failed to help him. There was no completely effective mesothelioma treatment then just as there is no completely effective mesothelioma treatment now. But in the nearly 35 years since that time there have been strides made by science in researching a cure for this terrible disease. And Mexico is rapidly developing capabilities in … [Read more...]
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New Mesothelioma Clinical Trial Gives You a Shot in the Arm to Fight Mesothelioma
All those who struggle with asbestos-caused disease run into the same wall – there are few ways to fight mesothelioma. That is why we need to continue looking for any openings in that wall and do our best to help expand them into bigger and better ways to fight mesothelioma. We need to help tear down that wall through mesothelioma clinical trials. One of the ways to help fight mesothelioma is to participate in a mesothelioma clinical trial. In other words, become a guinea pig to help medical researchers on track to help find a cure. How do we know they’re on track? Their call for study … [Read more...]
New Study Finds Pineapple-Based Enzyme May Enhance Mesothelioma Medication’s Effect
Scientific research continues to find new breakthroughs in the quest for more effective mesothelioma medication. At present there are relatively few mesothelioma medications that have FDA approval so it is crucial that research pushes forward to find more mesothelioma medication options. But in order to win FDA approval any new mesothelioma medication will have to be proven to be both safe and effective. That’s important. An intriguing new one that just made moved up a notch in the approval race is bromelain, a compound that comes from pineapples. A successful laboratory experiment by … [Read more...]