The case of a German man who has lived more than 9 years with malignant mesothelioma is bringing attention to the drug that may have helped him defy the odds.
The 67-year-old former German asbestos worker who is the subject of a new published report has stable mesothelioma, almost a decade after his initial examination.
Writing on the case in the medical journal Onco Targets and Therapy, doctors at the University of Essen…
Mesothelioma patients whose T-cell counts bounce back quickly after a round of chemotherapy have a better chance of survival. They are also most likely to benefit from the addition of immunotherapy.
That’s the conclusion of a British study looking for prognostic indicators in mesothelioma patients undergoing a combination of chemotherapy.
hemotherapy is the most common first-line treatment for mesothelioma…
Good news the scan shows no progression, still have the usual inflamation but no development in anything nasty since the last one six months ago. Here’s hoping everybody elses scan results are as good and thanks to everyone for their best wishes.
We had the usual walk of doom to the appointment, although this time as the weather was so good we left early and walked along the south bank up to Guy’s. Past all the…
Even more nerve wracking than exam day results, given the stakes involved, puts waiting for your GCSE’s in the shade- no retakes allowed with this one unfortunately.
Have been majoring on distraction techniques the last couple of days, on Sunday we went to the Chelsea Autolegends show – lots of beautiful cars, from old Invictas and Lolas to new Ferraris – lots to look at , but definitely no touching. As well…
Well we are now firmly back to earth after a fantastic two weeks – back to bargain hunt rather than the joys of greco roman wrestling and all those other sports in which we have become experts. Making the most of our Olympic tickets was one of our targets, when I booked them Ray never thought he would still be here to actually go- but go we did.
With the end of the sport we have also seen the last of the sunshine…
