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SearchTags: mesothelioma newsNew human malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) models produce excess vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF).
"MPM is closely related to exposure to asbestos, and a rapid increase in the number of MPM patients in Japan is estimated in the years 20… more » Categories: About Mesothelioma 22nd April 2006 : New combo drug regimen shows promise ...An Italian study (Sequential chemotherapy with cisplatin/gemcitabine (CG) followed by mitoxantrone/methotrexate/mitomycin (MMM) in patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma) published in the May 2006 Journal Lung Cancer describes a study of a new 2 ph… more » Categories: Mesothelioma Articles 09th January 2006 : The Median is not the Message - Wisdom from a ...Steven Jay Gould was a Evolutionary Biologist at Harvard. He was a giant among Evolutionary theorists and a prolific writer. He also survived 20 years past his diagnosis of abdominal mesothelioma. He died in 2002 at aged 60 of a second apparently unrel… more » Categories: Mesothelioma Articles 09th January 2006 : Immunotherapy - What is it and can it be used ...Immunotherapy is a collection of technologies that use the patients own immune system to battle cancer. Several approaches have been used and there is a tremendous amount of research going on in this area.
For many years the immune system was understoo… more » Categories: Mesothelioma Articles 26th December 2005 : Growth Factors - Another target for Meso treatment ...A growth factor is a substance that triggers the growth of some type of cells. There are nerve growth factors, bone growth factors and blood vessel growth factors. These small molecules help maintain a healthy balance between normal growth and developm… more » Categories: Mesothelioma Articles |
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