Mesothelioma is a rare but almost always fatal form of cancer linked to asbestos exposure. It is predominantly detected among ...

Oncovita, a biotechnology company developing innovative virus-based immunotherapies for cancer treatment, announced that the US Food and Drug Administration has granted orphan drug designation (ODD) ...

Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma Sheree E. Chen; Makala B. Pace Disclosures Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2012;69 (5):377-385.

Surgery for Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma David J Sugarbaker; Andrea S Wolf Disclosures Expert Rev Resp Med. 2010;4 (3):363-372.

Asbestos can’t be removed from the lungs after exposure, and there are no treatments. After exposure, people are recommended ...

Cancer treatment has long faced a challenging trade-off: therapies strong enough to eliminate tumors often cause severe side effects. One promising solution involves cytokines, natural proteins that ...

Women often face unique challenges on their health journey, sometimes encountering overlooked, misdiagnosed, or particularly complex health issues. From rare cancers linked to environmental exposures ...

Novocure’s commercialized products are approved in certain countries for the treatment of adult patients with glioblastoma, non-small cell lung cancer, malignant pleural mesothelioma and pleural ...

As the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reconsiders the ban on asbestos, an Indiana man suffering from asbestosis ...

Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) arises from mesothelial cells lining the pleural cavity of asbestos‐exposed individuals and rapidly leads to death. MPM harbors loss‐of‐function mutations in BAP1, ...