Treating patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma with PDT ( photodynamic therapy) alongside lung-sparing surgery appears to result in...
Mesothelioma And Other Asbestos Disease Victims Celebrate Victory In Louisiana
Nemeroff Law Firm says it is celebrating a win for many of its clients - victims of asbestos related diseases, including mesothelioma. The f...
Chemotherapy Does Not Improve Treatment For Mesothelioma
For mesothelioma patients, the addition of chemotherapy to the usual active symptom control (ASC) does not appear to improve survival or...
What are the Dangers of Asbestos Exposure?
Asbestos exposure can cause long-term health problems and even death for people that are exposed to it. Asbestos is a natural occurring m...
What Is the Difference Between Lung Cancer and Mesothelioma?
The most significant difference between lung cancer and mesothelioma is the part of the body in which the diseases originate and cause...
How Do I Get Mesothelioma Help?
Mesothelioma is a difficult and relatively rare form of cancer that can emerge many years after asbestos exposure has occurred. Though i...
What Is Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma?
Malignant pleural mesothelioma is a rare lung cancer that affects the pleural membranes, which line the exterior surface of the lungs,...
What Are the Different Stages of Mesothelioma?
Mesothelioma is a devastating cancer that usually begins in the mucous-covered lining of the lungs. It is almost always caused by asbest...
What Are the Mesenteric Lymph Nodes?
Mesenteric lymph nodes are the 100 to 150 lymph nodes that lie within the mesentery , a double-layered section of peritoneum , the m...
What is the Mesothelium?
The mesothelium and its associated cancerous condition, mesothelioma , is relatively unknown by most people. It is most often found in me...
What Are the Different Mesothelioma Symptoms?
Mesothelioma is a form of cancer that develops in the tissue which forms a thin layer around most of the internal organs. There are sever...
Mesothelioma Symptoms
Patients with mesothelioma generally do not demonstrate symptoms of this disease until 20 to 50 years after their initial exposure to asb...