“Meet the Researchers” Helps Mesothelioma Patients Better Understand Disease and Treatment

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Researchers from The June Hancock Mesothelioma Research Fund have discovered a better way of communicating with mesothelioma patients, which can improve patient outcomes and provide a better quality of life. Doctors Kate Hill, Mags Portman, and Zsuzsanna Tabi tested a new “Meet the Researchers” concept with mesothelioma patients, and the results are encouraging. Traditional symposium

New Approach to Radiation for Mesothelioma Could Lead to Improved Standard of Care

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A team of researchers from the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre in Toronto has learned that using non-ablative hypofractionated hemithoracic radiation for mesothelioma can help improve the outcomes for patients with pleural mesothelioma. What Is Non-Ablative Hypofractionated Hemithoracic Radiation? In radiation therapy, the dosage of radiation is divided into parts that are called fractions. In normofractionated