New standardized protocols established by the Chinese Alliance of Research for Mesothelioma (ChARM) integrate multimodal imaging and immunotherapy to address the poor prognosis of this insidious ...

Treatment patterns and survival among patients with extensive disease small cell lung cancer (ED-SCLC). This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2017 ASCO Annual Meeting I. This abstract does not ...

Mesothelioma presents in pleural, peritoneal, and pericardial forms, with symptoms like coughing, fatigue, and chest pain complicating diagnosis due to overlap with other conditions. Asbestos exposure ...

Cardiac Tumors are very rare but have devastating consequences given that they involve such an important organ. The majority of tumors are benign myxomas, which can present in very subtle ways causing ...

The drive home was silent as Rick Doolin absorbed the news there was only a small chance that he would survive the next six months. A rare cancer called pericardial mesothelioma had developed in the ...

Mesothelioma is an aggressive cancer that usually stems from exposure to asbestos. It affects the mesothelial cells, which occur in the lining that covers the outer surface of the body’s organs.

More than 2,500 Americans are diagnosed with mesothelioma cancer each year. The cancer is rare but very serious - most patients diagnosed with the disease live just a short 12 to 21 months. Diagnosing ...

Malignant mesothelioma represents an uncommon disease that is often associated with occupational asbestos exposure, with a steady increase in its incidence worldwide. Mesotheliomas are almost ...