"Mesothelioma treatment" - Extracranial Stereotactic Body Radiation Spares Lungs

Extracranial Stereotactic Body Radiation Spares Lungs
Lung cancer patients with extenuating health problems may have an alternative to conventional radiation therapy through a new lung-sparing procedure. Patients with early stage non-small cell lung cancer responded well to high doses of radiation administered through an extracranial stereotactic procedure, according to researchers from the Indiana University School of Medicine (IU, Indianapolis, USA), who devised the technique. The results were published in the November 15, 2005, issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, and Physics. The phase I clinical trial, which assessed the safety and efficacy of the procedure, treated 47 individuals with early-stage cancer who typically would have received surgery and rad...

Pleural effusion
Title: Pleural effusion
Category: Medical Dictionary
Created: 3/26/1998 2:28:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 11/21/2003

World s Longest Living Mesothelioma Survivor: Teleconference for Mesothelioma Patients
Mesothelioma patients can now speak directly to Paul Kraus, perhaps the world s longest living mesothelioma survivor. In 1997, Paul Kraus was diagnosed with mesothelioma. Because his disease was widely spread, his doctors told him that they could not cure him and that he should start putting his affairs in order. Instead of giving up, he created [...]

How to Choose a Doctor
Title: How to Choose a Doctor
Category: Doctor's Views
Created: 6/17/2005
Last Editorial Review: 8/9/2005

Strong Against Proposed Asbestos Mesothelioma Legislation
Mesothelioma.com today announced its dissenting opinion on the recent asbestos bill soon to come before congress. Mesothelioma.com has reviewed the recent asbestos bill proposed by Sen. Arlen Spector and Sen. Patrick Leahy (news, bio, voting record) and has come out strongly against the proposed bill. We believe the bill is unworkable, under-funded, and unconstitutional.......

Jury Finds Chrysotile Asbestos Causes Rare Peritoneal Mesothelioma
A jury awarded over $1.9 million to a 71-year-old retired sheet metal worker, Genaro Garcia, who developed peritoneal mesothelioma from his prior on-the-job exposure to asbestos (Genaro Garcia and Dalia Garcia v. Duro Dyne Corporation, SF Superior Court, #418098). Peritoneal mesothelioma is an aggressive form of cancer that first attacks the membranes lining the stomach. This fatal disease is almost always caused by asbestos exposure.......