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Protein Lengthens Mesothelioma Life Expectancy

by | Mar 19, 2013 | Mesothelioma

A new study suggests that mesothelioma patients who have a protein known as CD9 are likely to have a longer life expectancy than patients whose cells do not express this protein. According to researchers at Hiroshima University in Japan, the cell surface protein that aids with cell growth, adhesion, and mobility, is already linked with other types of cancer. A team at the Institute of Biomedical...

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What is an Advance Directive?

by | Mar 17, 2013 | Mesothelioma, Family Support

When a person has a serious or life-threatening illness, it’s vitally important that he or she makes his intentions and wishes clear and documented. This can be achieved through an advance directive. There are two main types of advanced directive: a living will and a power of attorney. In a living well, a person can leave detailed instructions about his or her preferences when it comes to...

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Talking to Kids about Cancer

by | Mar 17, 2013 | Mesothelioma, Family Support

A cancer diagnosis doesn’t just affect the patient: it has a profound effect on the entire family. Adults have years of experience and basic knowledge of cancer that can help give them perspective, but the ideas of cancer and especially mortality can be very difficult for children to grasp. If your family is dealing with the recent news of a cancer diagnosis, you may be wondering how to discuss...

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Libby, Montana: Senators Push For EPA to Enact Safety Standard

by | Mar 16, 2013 | Mesothelioma

Last week, Montana senators Max Baucus and Jon Tester put pressure on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to proceed with proposed asbestos safety regulations that will help clean up Libby, Montana. Once the site of the W.R. Grace vermiculite and asbestos mines, Libby is the epicenter of mesothelioma in the United States—hundreds of Libby residents have died from mesothelioma and other...

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Potential New Pleural Mesothelioma Staging System Proposed

by | Mar 15, 2013 | Mesothelioma

Just this week, the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer announced that they will be developing a large international database of mesothelioma patients in an effort to update the current pleural mesothelioma staging system. The agency has joined forces with the International Mesothelioma Interest Group, the organization that developed the staging system that is currently used....

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