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What Mesothelioma is?

Pleural mesothelioma is an increasingly common type of lung cancer brought on by exposure to asbestos. When inhaled, asbestos fibers become embedded in the pleura, or outer lining of the lungs, leaving behind scarring and lesions. These lesions and scars eventually develop into full-blown pleural mesothelioma, a deadly form of lung cancer for which there is no cure. Asbestos fibers can also settle in the abdominal region, triggering the development of peritoneal mesothelioma. This type of lung cancer is equally dangerous

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New Research Could Help Provide Answers To Mesothelioma, England
The British Lung Foundation is working with the June Hancock Mesothelioma Research Fund to support new research which could lead to better treatments for mesothelioma, an incurable asbestos-related cancer that affects the tissues lining the outside of the lung and the chest wall (pleura). Following a competitive grant application process, Dr Stefan Marciniak at the UniversityofCambridge was ...
Read more News Source - Medical News Today
Publish date - 11:31:59 03/09/10

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New Research May Help Predict Post-Surgery Survival Rate For Mesothelioma Patients
New York attorney Joseph W. Belluck, who handles mesothelioma cases, says study may give patients and their families a more accurate prognosis of the disease and how post-surgical patients will likely respond.
Read more News Source - PRWeb via Yahoo! News
Publish date - 09:05:55 03/09/10

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New anti-tumour vaccine for mesothelioma shows promising results
A vaccine against mesothelioma, a cancer associated with exposure to asbestos, has shown early promise in its first clinical trial.
Read more News Source - News-Medical-Net
Publish date - 04:55:14 03/06/10

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Possible Vaccine For Mesothelioma Proven Safe
Researchers have demonstrated the safety of a potential vaccine against mesothelioma, a rare cancer associated primarily with asbestos exposure. The vaccine, which infuses uses a patient's own dendritic cells (DC) with antigen from the patient's tumor, was able to induce a T-cell response against mesothelioma tumors. "[This] is the first human study on DC-based immunotherapy in patients with ...
Read more News Source - Medical News Today
Publish date - 09:46:46 03/05/10

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Possible Mesothelioma Vaccine Proven Safe
Researchers have demonstrated the safety of a potential vaccine against mesothelioma, a rare cancer associated primarily with asbestos exposure.
Read more News Source - redOrbit
Publish date - 16:16:49 03/04/10

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Possible vaccine for mesothelioma proven safe
Researchers have demonstrated the safety of a potential vaccine against mesothelioma, a rare cancer associated primarily with asbestos exposure. The vaccine, which infuses uses a patient's own dendritic cells with antigen from the patient's tumor, was able to induce a T-cell response against mesothelioma tumors.
Read more News Source - Science Daily
Publish date - 13:10:20 03/04/10

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Leeds asbestos death legacy could be a lifesaver
Funds raised in memory of a heroic Leeds woman who died from asbestos-related cancer are to be used to help find a cure for the disease.
Read more News Source - Yorkshire Evening Post
Publish date - 11:05:05 03/09/10

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bioTheranostics Announces Commercial Availability of Expanded Tumor-Type Database for CancerTYPE ID(R) and the Launch ...
bioTheranostics, a bioMerieux company that discovers, develops and commercializes innovative molecular diagnostic tests in oncology, announces the launch of an expanded tumor-type database for its flagship product, CancerTYPE ID®, and the launch of KRAS mutational testing.
Read more News Source - PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance
Publish date - 13:08:34 03/04/10

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