A new meta-analysis on surgical pleural mesothelioma treatment supports the recent move towards the less invasive type of surgery as better for patient survival. Surgical treatment of mesothelioma aims to remove as much of the cancer as possible to try to prolong the life of mesothelioma patients. Most common types of treatment for pleural mesothelioma The two types of mesothelioma surgery used most often in managing pleural mesothelioma are: Pleurectomy/decortication (P/D): Surgery to remove part of the covering of the lungs and lining of the chest and part of the outside surface of the … [Read more...]
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New Mesothelioma Clinical Trial to Test Timing of Medication
Because the decision to participate in an experimental mesothelioma clinical trial is such a complex one requiring a lot of thought and planning, this month for our monthly experimental clinical trial blog post, we are presenting you with one that hasn’t even started recruiting yet. The research scientists and the drug company they are teaming with for this mesothelioma clinical trial are still getting all their ducks in a row. But it’s been listed on the U.S. government’s official clinical trial website so it’s a go. This may be a good chance to get in on the ground floor with enough time to … [Read more...]
New Innovative Mesothelioma Treatment Study in England Needs Participants
What does mesothelioma treatment have in common with the poem that begins “Oh to be in England, now that April’s there?” Basically the fact that it’s April and there’s a very interesting mesothelioma treatment clinical trial underway in England that is now recruiting participants. The clinical trial is being done at the Experimental Cancer Medicine Center of the Sheffield Teaching Hospital in Sheffield, a city in South Yorkshire 144 miles from London. What makes this clinical trial interesting is the novel approach to mesothelioma treatment. The researchers are testing using a catheter to … [Read more...]
Why National Lung Cancer Awareness Month Matters to Pleural Mesothelioma Patients
Pleural mesothelioma is not the only type of malignant mesothelioma. But it is the most prevalent of the three main types of malignant mesothelioma, all of which are linked to asbestos exposure. About 2,500 new cases of pleural mesothelioma are diagnosed each year in the United States. Mesothelioma gets its name because it develops in the mesothelium, a membrane that lines many of the body’s organs. In pleural mesothelioma, the disease develops in the pleura; a sheet like-lining that surrounds the lungs and lines the inside of the chest wall. Although it is not the same as lung cancer, the … [Read more...]