News tagged with malignant pleural mesothelioma
New technique can help diagnose mesothelioma
A new technique may help clinicians hone in on a diagnosis in patients presenting with a pleural effusion of unknown cause.
Aug 24, 2009 |
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Protein test detects early-stage, asbestos-related pulmonary cancer
Researchers investigating a novel biomarker test believe it is the most accurate yet in detecting proteins secreted from tumors caused by exposure to asbestos. Study results of this aptamer proteomic technology were presented ...
Apr 04, 2011 |
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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 ...
Mar 04, 2010 |
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New test offers better diagnosis of asbestos cancer
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new test can significantly improve diagnosis of the asbestos-related cancer mesothelioma, a joint team from the University of Oxford and the Oxford Centre for Respiratory Medicine at the ...
Aug 26, 2009 |
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DKK-3 and WIF-1: Proteins related to liver cancer development?
Liver cancer is one of the most fatal human malignancies and the third most frequent cause of tumor-related death, about half a million people globally each year. The current methods used to monitor such high-risk groups ...
Jun 15, 2009 |
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New clinical trial for patients with asbestos-associated lung cancer
The Mesothelioma Center within the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and Columbia University Medical Center is now recruiting patients for a clinical research study of a new targeted ...
Jun 26, 2008 |
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Mouse model for mesothelioma reproduces human disease
Scientists have established a mouse model for human malignant mesothelioma (MM) that will provide valuable insight into cancer development and progression along with new directions for design of therapeutic strategies. The ...
Mar 10, 2008 |
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Talcum powder stunts growth of lung tumors
Talcum powder has been used for generations to soothe babies’ diaper rash and freshen women’s faces. But University of Florida researchers report the household product has an additional healing power: The ability to stunt ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jun 06, 2007 |
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