Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma - Mesothelioma Community Will Convene to Focus on Cure - International

Mesothelioma Community Will Convene to Focus on Cure - International
KRNV - SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Sept. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- The urgent mission to improve treatments for a deadly, asbestos-related cancer will make another step forward, the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation (MARF) announced today, with the Second

Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma - Sequential Chemotherapy for Pleural Mesothelioma Promising

Sequential Chemotherapy for Pleural Mesothelioma Promising
Cancer Consultants (press release), TN - Apr 12, 2006Malignant pleural mesothelioma is a rare cancer that develops in the tissue that covers the lungs and lines the interior of the chest. ...

Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma - Sequential Chemotherapy for Pleural Mesothelioma Promising

Sequential Chemotherapy for Pleural Mesothelioma Promising
Cancer Consultants (press release), TN - Apr 12, 2006Malignant pleural mesothelioma is a rare cancer that develops in the tissue that covers the lungs and lines the interior of the chest. ...

Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma - Deaths

Deaths
Austin, Irene M.; 101; Evansville; died 3/23; respiratory failure, Alzheimer's disease. Brown, Betty Frances; 69; Evansville; died 3/18; end stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Exposure To Volcanic Mineral Associated With Increased Mesothelioma Incidence In Turkey
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 Journal of the National Cancer Institute.