Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma is a rare and aggressive cancer that develops in the lining around the abdominal organs. Doctors usually treat it with surgery and chemotherapy. Peritoneal ...

Patients in Alabama diagnosed with peritoneal mesothelioma cancer no longer need to leave the state in pursuit of optimal care and long-term survival. The best possible mesothelioma treatment is now ...

A phase II study found that treatment with atezolizumab and bevacizumab was well-tolerated and resulted in a 40% objective response rate in patients with advanced malignant peritoneal mesothelioma, a ...

Normothermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy is a new treatment for peritoneal mesothelioma. It delivers room-temperature chemo directly into your belly after surgery. NIPEC is still being studied in ...

Peritoneal mesothelioma (MPeM) is a rare malignancy, comprising only 10% to 15% of the approximately 2,500 cases of malignant mesothelioma (MM) diagnosed in the United States each year. In the ...

Investigators have uncovered a new genetic cause of mesothelioma: a genetic rearrangement in the ALK gene, observed in three patients with peritoneal mesothelioma. Unlike previously known causes, this ...

Epithelioid mesothelioma (EM) is a type of cancer that develops in the epithelial cells that line the inner and outer surfaces of the body. This type of cancer can occur following asbestos exposure.

Ahead of Mesothelioma Awareness Day on Sept. 26, shares a long-term survivor's story and the lessons she hopes other patients and families can take from itCHESTNUT HILL, MA / ACCESS Newswire / ...

Mesotheliomas are rare neoplasms arising from mesothelial cells that cover the peritoneum, pleura, pericardium, and tunica vaginalis. 1 We present the case of a 62-year-old woman with primary ...

A phase II study led by researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center found that treatment with atezolizumab and bevacizumab was well-tolerated and resulted in a 40% objective ...

Mesothelioma is a rare and aggressive tumor that, in many cases, results from exposure to asbestos. But over the last several decades, other causes of the disease have emerged, including treatment ...