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Treatment October 20, 2016 MAAC Staff

Dr. Chapuis: Searching for the Right Immunotherapy Among Thousands of Possibilities

Dr. Aude Chapuis, an assistant member of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and professor at the University of Washington School of Medicine, is…

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Treatment August 4, 2016 MAAC Staff

The Best Alternative Cancer Therapies To Consider

Alternative therapy refers to any kind of practices and systems that aren’t the part of mainstream medicine. Alternative cancer treatments offer the feeling of…

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Treatment June 8, 2016 MAAC Staff

Struggles in Finding a Second-Line Chemotherapy Treatment for Mesothelioma

A recent study displayed as part of a poster presentation at the European Lung Cancer Conference 2016 (ELCC) showed that there has been little…

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Treatment May 17, 2016 MAAC Staff

New Research Suggests CRS-207 Effectively Treats Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma

Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is both rare and exceedingly difficult to treat. Current treatment options include surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy; however, of these options,…

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Treatment May 12, 2016 MAAC Staff

The Cancer Moonshot Initiative and What It Means for Mesothelioma

In January, President Obama addressed the nation in his final State of the Union speech. During that address, he called on Vice President Joe…

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