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Mesothelioma is a rare and fatal form of cancer that can be difficult to diagnose. The condition is diagnosed in approximately 3,500 patients a year. One of the difficulties in diagnosing the disease is that one of the only definitive diagnostic tools is a surgical biopsy that may be too invasive and difficult for some

It has long been established that certain factors make patients poor candidates for aggressive mesothelioma surgery. However, a pair of thoracic surgeons from Leicester, England, have assembled a list of characteristics that they have found to be predictive of positive long term survival rates for those who undergo either one of two types of radical

It has long been known that firefighters and other first responders face a higher risk of exposure to asbestos, the deadly toxic mineral that causes mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases. A recent study conducted by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has made it crystal clear exactly what that risk means and

A recently published study conducted by the Baird Institute for Applied Heart and Lung Surgical Research in Australia indicated that while the incidence of mesothelioma cancer is on the rise in some countries, it is declining in others, most notably in the U.S. The study, which was published in the Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery, shows

A study that was recently conducted by researchers at the University of New South Wales in Australia is showing great promise for more accuracy in predicting the survival rate of those suffering from peritoneal mesothelioma. Mesothelioma is fatal form of cancer that can attack various organ linings throughout the body. Peritoneal mesothelioma is one of