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Chemo for Mesothelioma Offers Limited Survival Benefits (MedicineNet.com)
Title: Chemo for Mesothelioma Offers Limited Survival Benefits Category: Health News Created: 5/16/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 5/16/2008
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Chemo for Mesothelioma Offers Limited Survival Benefits (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
THURSDAY, May 15 (HealthDay News) -- Adding chemotherapy to other treatments being giving to patients with mesothelioma, a lung cancer usually linked to asbestos exposure, does not appear to improve either survival or quality of life.
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Chemo for Mesothelioma Offers Limited Survival Benefits (HealthCentral.com)
Copyright © 2008 ScoutNews LLC. All rights reserved. THURSDAY, May 15 (HealthDay News) -- Adding chemotherapy to other treatments being giving to patients with mesothelioma, a lung cancer usually linked to asbestos exposure, does not appear to improve either survival or quality of life.
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Chemotherapy Does Not Improve Treatment For Mesothelioma (Medical News Today)
For mesothelioma patients, the addition of chemotherapy to the usualactive symptom control (ASC) does not appear to improve survival orquality of life, according to an article released on May 16, 2008 in TheLancet. Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is cancer of the mesothelium, theprotective layer that covers the lungs.
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Chemo for Mesothelioma Offers Limited Survival Benefits (KOLD News 13 Tuscon)
THURSDAY, May 15 (HealthDay News) -- Adding chemotherapy to other treatments being giving to patients with mesothelioma, a lung cancer usually linked to asbestos exposure, does not...
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Chemo for Mesothelioma Offers Limited Survival Benefits (Health Scout)
Therapy does not appear to help quality of life for lung cancer linked to asbestos.
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$12 Million Verdict Leads to Settlement Between Asbestos Victim and Garlock Sealing Technologies (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
The law firm of Baron & Budd, P.C. today announced that mesothelioma sufferer James Grumley and his family have settled with former asbestos manufacturer Garlock Sealing Technologies for a confidential amount following a jury verdict of $12 million in damages.
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Rosetta Genomics To Present Multiple Posters At The 44th Annual Meeting Of The American Society Of Clinical Oncology ... (Medical News Today)
Rosetta Genomics Ltd. (Nasdaq:ROSG), a leader in the development of microRNA-based diagnostics and therapeutics, announced that it will present multiple posters at the upcoming ASCO annual meeting in Chicago. The company also has three publication only abstracts available on ASCO's website. The event will take place from May 30 to June 3 at the McCormick Place, Chicago, Illinois.
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NYU Langone Medical Center's tip sheet to the 44th annual meeting of ASCO (EurekAlert!)
The following news tips are based on abstracts or poster presentations at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) to be held in Chicago, Illinois, May 30 – June 3, 2008.
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