http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/health_medicine/mesothelioma/ Read the medical research on mesothelioma including mesothelioma symptoms and treatments. Information on mesothelioma and asbestos. en-us Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:05:01 EST Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:05:01 EST 60 http://www.sciencedaily.com/images/logosmall.gif http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/health_medicine/mesothelioma/ For more science articles, visit ScienceDaily. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/11/091102172255.htm Over nearly a century, thousands of residents and workers in Libby, Mont., have been exposed to asbestos-contaminated vermiculite ore, leading to markedly higher rates of lung disease and autoimmune disorders, and causing to Libby in 2002 to be added to the federal Environmental Protection Agency's "National Priorities List." Researchers are now launching three investigations into disease pathology in the town and to determine recommended cleanup efforts. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/11/091102172255.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091025162452.htm Carbon nanotubes are being considered for use in everything from sports equipment to medical applications, but a great deal remains unknown about whether these materials cause respiratory or other health problems. Now a new study shows that inhaling these nanotubes can affect the outer lining of the lung, though the effects of long-term exposure remain unclear. Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091025162452.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090824081121.htm A new technique may help clinicians hone in on a diagnosis in patients presenting with a pleural effusion of unknown cause. Tue, 25 Aug 2009 08:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090824081121.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090428162014.htm A four-gene expression ratio test prospectively distinguished mesothelioma patients who had a statistically significant longer overall survival from those who had shorter survival in a single-institution study. Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090428162014.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081218140541.htm Scientists are now studying the molecular underpinnings of cancer by probing individual bonds between an asbestos fiber and human cells. Though any clinical application is years away, the researchers hope their findings could aid in drug development efforts targeting illnesses caused by excessive exposure to asbestos, including the deadly cancer called mesothelioma. Mon, 22 Dec 2008 14:00:00 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081218140541.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080626100932.htm 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 radiation and chemotherapy protocol for pleural mesothelioma, a cancer of the lung's lining that is almost always caused by previous exposure to asbestos. Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080626100932.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080520144004.htm A major study in Nature Nanotechnology suggests some forms of carbon nanotubes -- a poster child for the "nanotechnology revolution" -- could be as harmful as asbestos if inhaled in sufficient quantities. Thu, 22 May 2008 02:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080520144004.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/03/080310131537.htm Scientists have established a mouse model for human malignant mesothelioma that will provide valuable insight into cancer development and progression along with new directions for design of therapeutic strategies. The research may eventually lead to a substantially improved outlook for patients with this devastating disease. Malignant mesothelioma is an aggressive cancer originating from the mesothelial lining of the pleural cavity and is associated with asbestos exposure and is characterized by a long latency period between exposure and disease onset. Tue, 11 Mar 2008 17:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/03/080310131537.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/04/070402100931.htm Current predictions of the future incidence of asbestos-related disease have been substantially underestimated, according to new modelling to be presented in Melbourne today by an epidemiologist from the Australian National University. Wed, 04 Apr 2007 17:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/04/070402100931.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/02/070208131638.htm People with mesothelioma -- a form of cancer associated with asbestos exposure -- have a higher survival rate when treated with a combination of two cancer drugs, a large multicenter study finds. Sun, 11 Feb 2007 05:00:00 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/02/070208131638.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/03/060320213802.htm High exposure to a fibrous volcanic mineral called erionite was associated with a high incidence of a type of cancer called mesothelioma, according to a study in the March 15 issue of the <i>Journal of the National Cancer Institute. </i> Mon, 20 Mar 2006 11:00:00 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/03/060320213802.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/10/051016085244.htm Researchers at New York University School of Medicine and Wayne State University have found a molecule that reveals the early stages of pleural mesothelioma, a chest cancer caused by asbestos. The finding opens the way to a blood test for the disease, according to a new study published in the Oct. 13 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine. Mon, 17 Oct 2005 02:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/10/051016085244.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/07/050712225506.htm Everyday exposure to naturally occurring asbestos increases the risk of developing malignant mesothelioma, according to a study by UC Davis researchers. The study - the largest to examine the question - will be published this fall in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. Fri, 15 Jul 2005 02:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/07/050712225506.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/07/050710102412.htm More than one-quarter of tested workers at an Ohio manufacturing plant historically exposed to asbestos-containing vermiculite ore exhibited signs of scarring of the chest wall lining, or pleural plaques, which are usually considered markers of previous exposure to asbestos fibers, according to research from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Sun, 10 Jul 2005 02:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/07/050710102412.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2004/09/040927081917.htm A study, published in the September 25 issue of Lancet, calls into question the proposed link between SV40 and pleural mesothelioma and provides a possible explanation for the discrepancies in the results obtained by different groups. Mon, 27 Sep 2004 00:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2004/09/040927081917.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/1998/09/980912111833.htm Managing cancer is challenging for physicians in and of itself, but with certain types of cancer, diagnosis is difficult as well. In cancers based in unusual locations, such as in the lining of the lung (mesothelioma) or in the lymph nodes, conventional imaging technology cannot detect malignant cells or differentiate them from benign, or non-cancerous, ones. Sat, 12 Sep 1998 00:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/1998/09/980912111833.htm