Mesothelioma Cancer Resources Blog

An ingenious technique that has vanquished leukemia in a handful of patients is also being applied to mesothelioma. The strategy combines parts of the immune system in a way that targets cancer cells. The New York Times reported two of the leukemia cases. “An Immune System Trained to Kill Cancer” tells the story of the …

According to the National Institutes of Health, clinical trials are at the heart of all medical advances. Clinical trials serve to uncover better ways to treat, prevent, diagnose and understand human disease. They provide mesothelioma researchers with critical information needed to allow them to move their findings from the lab to patients. Mesothelioma is an …

Researchers at McGill University and the University of Montreal conducting a follow-up study to the previous findings that the diabetic medication metformin can slow the growth of lung cancer cells, and potentially suppress mesothelioma growth, not only confirmed the results, but they also have a better understanding of how the drug works to fight cancer.   …