Could a change in diet boost the effectiveness of chemotherapy for patients diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma? That’s the question that researchers in Texas are trying to answer. They hope that by manipulating blood sugar levels using either diabetes drugs or a ketogenic diet, they can starve cancer cells of one of their most important sources
A jury sitting on a mesothelioma lawsuit accusing both Johnson & Johnson and Colgate Palmolive of responsibility for the death of a Kentucky woman heard riveting testimony on Thursday that the woman’s lungs contained a mix of talc and asbestos that is unique to cosmetic talcum powder. Donna Hayes died of the rare and fatal
Nonexpandable lung is a symptom that is commonly experienced by patients diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma. The condition is characterized by the patient being unable to expand their lung to the chest wall, and therefore to breathe in and out normally, and it can be caused by both inflammation and by fibrotic changes within the chest
It has been well established that malignant mesothelioma is a significant risk for firefighters. Studies have shown that even brief exposure to asbestos can lead to the rare and deadly form of cancer, and despite increased protections that have been provided for first responders, the need for quick action to protect lives and property often
Attendees at the this year’s Annual Meeting of the American Association of Cancer Researchers were greeted with news that a new approach to treating advanced-stage solid tumors such as mesothelioma showed tremendous success in a phase I clinical trial. The research was conducted by Memial researchers at the renowned Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, who
Malignant mesothelioma and other forms of cancer require glucose, the simple sugar we source from carbohydrates, to fuel their growth. Now researchers from the Cancer Research UK Beatson Institute have found that by dosing cancer with a different type of sugar it can interrupt glucose’s ability to feed the tumors, slowing cancer’s growth without impacting
A recently published study examining the increased risk for suicide among recently diagnosed cancer patients found them at an increased risk of 20 percent as compared to the general population, and that those at greatest risk were patients diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma. The study, which was based on data gathered by the National Cancer Registration
Whether a person has been diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma, breast cancer, or any other type of cancer, stopping cancer cells from spreading throughout the body is a primary goal of cancer research. Where chemotherapy, surgery, and radiation therapy are successfully used to control the localized growth of most tumors, the real long-term danger comes when
People diagnosed with all types of cancer, including malignant pleural mesothelioma, have been encouraged by reports that a compound found in red wine might help to minimize the impact of the disease, but the discovery has met with several challenges. Initial reports of laboratory success were tempered by word that the compound, known as resveratrol,
Pleural-based cancers are malignancies that develop in the thin, double layer of tissue that surrounds the lungs. Pleural tumors may arise in both lung cancer and mesothelioma. Cancers of the pleura cause uncomfortable symptoms and are difficult to treat. Metastatic Pleural Lung Cancer The pleura are the two thin layers of tissue surrounding the lungs.