Clinical Research Management Tools To Target Silver-level Compatibility

 

OpenClinicaTM Targets National Cancer Institute’s caBIG Silver-level Compatibility

Akaza Research announces that OpenClinica, will be one of the first clinical research management tools to target silver-level compatibility under the National Cancer Institute’s Cancer Bioinformatics Grid (caBIG) initiative.

CAMBRIDGE, MA (PRWEB) May 31, 2006 -- Akaza Research is pleased to announce that its next release of OpenClinica, codenamed “Sterling,” will be one of the first clinical research management tools to target silver-level compatibility under the National Cancer Institute’s Cancer Bioinformatics Grid (caBIG) initiative. caBIG is a major initiative of the National Cancer Institute to create a “World Wide Web of cancer research” with the stated goal “to eliminate death and suffering due to cancer by the year 2015.”

“This is a fantastic opportunity for OpenClinica and for cancer research”, said Cal Collins, Akaza Research’s President. “The cancer research community is already starting to reap the benefits of the Cancer Bioinformatics Grid. Because caBIG has embraced principles of open source and open standards, we can deliver our open source clinical trials platform, OpenClinica, in a way that adds materially to this value.”

OpenClinica’s Senior Product Coordinator, Tom Hickerson, said, “The National Cancer Institute is on the forefront of using technology to accelerate the progress of cancer research. With caBIG, the National Cancer Institute has recognized the need for systems to become more interoperable in order to deliver the productivity that modern science demands. OpenClinica ‘Sterling’ will provide the adaptability that such a task requires. OpenClinica™ enables sponsors and investigators to manage clinical trials in multi-site studies. It is this inherent flexibility of the system that enables OpenClinica to evolve so rapidly and to be deployed effectively in an integrated research environment,” Mr. Hickerson added.

The cancer Biomedical Informatics Grid™, or caBIG™, is a voluntary network or grid connecting individuals and institutions to enable the sharing of data and tools, creating a World Wide Web of cancer research. The goal is to speed the delivery of innovative approaches for the prevention and treatment of cancer. The infrastructure and tools created by caBIG™ also have broad utility outside the cancer community. caBIG™ is being developed under the leadership of the National Cancer Institute's Center for Bioinformatics. Additional information on caBIG compatibility may be found at https://cabig.nci.nih.gov/guidelines_documentation.

Akaza Research, a leading provider of open source clinical trial software, is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Akaza has developed and commercialized OpenClinica, the preeminent open source clinical trial data collection and management software platform. Akaza brings Open Source Software solutions into the mainstream of the clinical research enterprise by making high quality, standards-based systems accessible for private and public research. Akaza Research provides support, training, and consulting services to its customers worldwide. See www.akazaresearch.com.

OpenClinica™ is an open source web-based software platform that enables sponsors and investigators to manage clinical research data in multi-site studies. It facilitates protocol configuration, design of case report forms, electronic data capture, and study/data management. OpenClinica supports HIPAA and 21 CFR Part 11 guidelines and is designed as a strictly standards-based, extensible, and modular platform. OpenClinica v1.0 was released in October 2005 under the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL). See www.OpenClinica.org. OpenClinica 2.0 is scheduled to be released to beta testers this summer.

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Cancer Survival Rates on the Rise

 

Cancer Survival Rates on the Rise Due to Increased Awareness from Resources Such as eCancerAwareness.com

The current trends in Cancer awareness and prevention are encouraging, but more needs to be done to help spread the word about this destructive disease. eCancerAwareness.com provides free blogs to Cancer survivors and anybody affected by Cancer. Keeping a Cancer Blog is a great way to provide information, keep a journal of one’s experience, or share the tale of a loved one’s fight against Cancer.

Sacramento, CA (PRWEB) May 24, 2006 -- A progress report released by the National Cancer Institute shows that while certain forms of Cancer such as Female Breast Cancer and Melanoma are on the rise, the average survival rates for all forms of Cancer are increasing. Cancer awareness is an overwhelming factor in this trend.

Web sites such as eCancerAwareness.com are helping to spread the word about Cancer, Cancer prevention, and general awareness toward fighting Cancer. The public is becoming more educated about treatments and early detection and the report shows that the current mortality rates for Cancer victims are dropping. Unfortunately, the numbers of Breast Cancer diagnoses, for example, is still on the rise. Obviously, there is still a long way to go and the general public needs to become more aware.

There are several ways that people can do their part to help support the Cancer Awareness cause. eCancerAwareness.com provides free blogs, or web journals, to anyone affected by Cancer, so the public can learn more about Cancer from those who have fought and won the battle, or are currently combating the disease. Anybody affected by Cancer is encouraged to sign up for their own blog to provide information, keep a journal of their experience, or tell the story of a friend or family member’s fight with Cancer.

There is also a vast amount of information related to Cancer available on eCancerAwareness.com, and the site provides an easy way for visitors to share the resource with friends and family. Web site owners and bloggers can also support Cancer awareness by taking part in the “Be Cancer Aware” campaign started by eCancerAwareness.com.

Awareness plays a very large role in the fight against Cancer and Cancer prevention. The over-all trends are optimistic, but there is always more that can be done to try to beat this disease that has impacted countless peoples’ lives. To help in the fight, eCancerAwareness.com provides information, blogs and many more resources, which are all free to the public.

For additional information, visit eCancerAwareness.com

About eCancerAwareness.com:

At eCancerAwareness.com, visitors can learn more about Cancer, get the latest Cancer-related news, sign up for their own Cancer blog and much more.

Contact Information:
Eric Kloss
eCancerAwareness.com
916-313-0617
http://www.eCancerAwareness.com

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Yet Another Health Care Web Site Makes Searching For Info Faster And Easier

 

A New Health Care Web Site Makes Searching For Info Faster And Easier

Health Site Guide (www.healthsiteguide.com) is a user-friendly portal that features pre-searched links to a wide range of health care topics and concerns.

Great Neck, NY (PRWEB) May 24, 2006 -- Want to find a video that explains a medical procedure? Need to know more information about a drug you’re taking? Is that dry spot on your arm chapped skin or a skin condition? Now there’s a Web site with all the resources and features of the leading health care Web sites, and it’s all at one address www.healthsiteguide.com.

Started by a marketing executive who, like so many others, searched the Web to learn about a medical condition, then scrolled aimlessly down the results page, www.healthsiteguide.com is a free portal to pre-searched information contained on a wide range of health care sites. The site provides visitors with direct links to special features like videos, drug interaction information, medical encyclopedias, eldercare and much more, which can be accessed from a drop down menu or by clicking graphics on the home page.

Other drop down menus feature overviews on more than two dozen health care Web sites, written by professional science writers in an unbiased manner that doesn’t review the site, but simply presents the benefits to a prospective visitor. A third menu lists hundreds of health concerns with links to sites that contain information on the subject.

“One of the most popular reasons that people use the Internet is to research their health or the health of a loved one,” said Bob Lipp, president of Health Site Guide, Inc. “However, unlike other categories of Web sites like e-commerce sites, we weren’t able to find one site that would be a portal into many health care sites, with pre-searched links for fast and easy information access. So we created one.”

The site is also fully interactive, allowing visitors to communicate with one another through free member pages. All you have to do is enter a username and password to get started.

“Want to participate in a group forum on a subject of interest, create your own personal page or blog?” asks Bill Blaney, executive vice president of Health Site Guide. “It’s easy. Become a member, at no cost, and discover the many ways to enhance your health care learning and sharing experience. The site even features pages and pages of the latest health care news from leading news organizations.”

www.healthsiteguide.com is owned by Health Site Guide Inc. The site is a portal that makes it fast and easy to access a broad range of health care information and special features, which are available on today’s health care Web sites.

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Inoperable Mesothelioma Survival Improves With ONCONASE® (ranpirnase)

ONCONASE® Improves Survival in Inoperable Mesothelioma

According to a press release from Alfacell Corporation, the addition of ONCONASE® (ranpirnase) to Adriamycin® (doxorubicin) improves survival over doxorubicin alone in patients with inoperable mesothelioma.

 

Malignant pleural mesothelioma is a rare cancer that develops in the tissue that covers the lungs and lines the interior of the chest. It is often caused by chronic exposure to asbestos. The majority of patients are not diagnosed until the disease has progressed to an advanced stage and treatment with surgery or radiation is not an option. Patients with this disease often have a decreased quality of life due to symptoms such as shortness of breath, cough, pain, fatigue, and the inability to eat.

 

Mesothelioma is fairly resistant to most therapies, including surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy. Therefore, finding a chemotherapy regimen or new therapeutic approaches that can improve quality of life or survival is essential for improving care in this population.

 

ONCONASE is an agent that is meant to target cancerous cells while sparing healthy cells from side effects. ONCONASE is taken into cancerous cells, where it kills the cell through various processes. ONCONASE is not yet approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

 

Researchers recently conducted a clinical trial to evaluate the addition of ONCONASE to doxorubicin compared with doxorubicin alone in the treatment of inoperable mesothelioma. This trial included 143 patients. Results are below:

 

Median survival was improved by two months with the addition of ONCONASE (12 months for patients treated with ONCONASE/doxorubicin compared with only 10 months for those treated with doxorubicin alone). At one year 47% of patients treated with ONCONASE/doxorubicin were alive compared with only 36% of patients treated with doxorubicin only.

The median duration of disease regression or disease stabilization was improved by seven months in the group of patients treated with ONCONASE/doxorubicin (17 months) compared to those treated with doxorubicin alone (10 months).

The researchers concluded that the addition of ONCONASE to doxorubicin improves outcomes compared to doxorubicin alone in the treatment of inoperable malignant mesothelioma. Future trials evaluating the addition of ONCONASE to more effective chemotherapy agents in the treatment of mesothelioma are warranted to determine its true clinical effectiveness.

 

Reference: Alfacell Corporation. Alfacell Provides Update on ONCONASE Phase IIIb Confirmatory Registration Trial; Releases First Interim Analysis Data. Available at: http://www.snl.com/irweblinkx/file.aspx?IID=4104784&FID=2237286. Accessed May 2006

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Ranpirnase Effective in Malignant Mesothelioma

According to a recent article published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, ranpirnase (Onconase) appears to be an effective novel treatment option for malignant mesothelioma.

 

Malignant pleural mesothelioma is a rare cancer that develops in the tissues that comprise the lining of a lung (pleura). The majority of individuals who develop malignant pleural mesothelioma have experienced chronic exposure to asbestos during the course of their lives. This type of cancer is considered to be resistant to standard therapies, which consist of surgery, chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy. The majority of available chemotherapeutic regimens produce an anti-cancer response rate of approximately 20% or less, with a minority of patients surviving one year following diagnosis. Due to these poor survival statistics, researchers are continually evaluating new treatment approaches in an ongoing attempt to improve upon present treatment outcomes.

 

Ranpirnase, a ribonuclease, is a novel therapeutic agent that is entering the final phases of clinical trials prior to FDA approval for evaluation of the treatment of malignant mesothelioma. Ranpirnase is a small protein that is isolated from the eggs of Rana pipiens - a leopard frog. Ranpirnase initially binds to the surface of cells in the body and becomes internalized into the cells. It works by degrading a protein (tRNA) that is produced more readily when cells are growing and replicating. The irreparable degradation of tRNA can directly kill a cell or can signal a cell to stop replicating. Since cancer cells replicate more frequently and tend to have higher levels of tRNA than normal cells in the body, they are more susceptible to the effects of ranpirnase.

 

A multi-institutional clinical trial was recently conducted to evaluate ranpirnase in 81 patients with malignant mesothelioma. All patients had cancer that was considered inoperable and was progressing at the time of initiation of the trial. Thirty-five patients experienced a stabilization of their cancer and six patients had a regression of their cancer. Survival rates for all patients at one and two years following therapy were 42% and 26.8%, respectively. Importantly, the 41 patients who responded to therapy had one and two year survival rates of 61% and 40.8%, respectively. Ranpirnase was given once a week on an outpatient basis. Treatment was generally well tolerated, with the most common side effects being weakness, swelling of the hands and feet and joint pain.

 

These results indicate that ranpirnase appears to be an effective and safe treatment option for patients with malignant mesothelioma. This is an important finding as patients with progressive and/or inoperable malignant mesothelioma have limited treatment options and dismal long-term outcomes following standard therapies. A clinical trial is currently ongoing to directly compare doxorubicin, a commonly used chemotherapy agent, to ranpirnase plus doxorubicin in patients with inoperable or progressing malignant mesothelioma. Patient with malignant mesothelioma may wish to speak with their physician about the risks and benefits of participation in a clinical trial further evaluating ranpirnase. Two sources of information regarding ongoing clinical trials include the National Cancer Institute ( cancer.gov) and www.eCancerTrials.com. eCancerTrials.com also provides personalized clinical trial searches on behalf of patients. (Mikulski S, Costanzi J, Vogelzang N, et al. Phase II trial of single weekly intravenous dose of ranpirnase in patients with unresectable malignant mesothelioma. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2002;20:274-281.)

 

 

Company Encapsulates Living Cells

 

Austrianova Biotechnology Starts Industrial Production of NovaCaps

Austrianova today announced that it has started industrial production of its lead product NovaCaps®. Austrianova is the first company worldwide that has been successful in developing a market scale, GMP compliant, industrial production process for encapsulated cell products.

Vienna, Austria (PRWEB) May 10, 2006 -- Austrianova Biotechnology sets up unique industrial manufacturing process for the GMP compliant production of encapsulated living cells.

Austrianova today announced that it has started industrial production of its lead product NovaCaps®. Austrianova is the first company worldwide that has been successful in developing a market scale, GMP compliant, industrial production process for encapsulated cell products. The implementation of the proprietary and unique manufacturing plant was realised with an investment of 6 Mill. Euro and took two and a half years. Austrianova’s GMP manufacturing plant has a capacity of 40,000 vials per year, sufficient to meet the projected demand for NovaCaps®. Contract partner, Miltenyi Biotec, supported Austrianova with expertise in the area of GMP production of biologics as well as providing GMP compliant production facilities in Frankfurt, Germany.

The set up of an industrial scale production of NovaCaps® represents an important advance for Austrianova since it demonstrates the industrial feasibility of the company’s reference project, a prerequisite for future commercialisation. With this advance, the manufacture of encapsulated cell therapies to medicinal product specification finally has become a reality. This opens very promising strategic options for the activation, regulation and transport of drugs since virtually any cell type can be encapsulated to immunoprotect the cells and to confine them to the site of delivery upon application into a patient. Moreover, the establishment of industrial scale, medically compliant production opens the doors for the application of Austrianova’s encapsulation technology to uses beyond the company’s immediate oncological focus. “Austrianova has reached an important milestone on its way to become a next generation drug delivery company," stated Thomas Fischer, Austrianova’s Managing Partner for Finance & Administration.

“The encapsulation technology is novel even at laboratory scale, but it was a tremendous challenge to scale the procedure for industrial production," commented Brian Salmons, Austrianova’s Managing Partner for Research & Development. New machinery had to be designed and developed by Austrianova personnel to meet GMP standards. Stringent criteria, in terms of reproducibility and product quality, which has to maintain critical tolerances, had to be fulfilled. In addition, comprehensive documentation standards needed to be established.

NovaCaps® has received orphan drug designation for the currently most poorly treatable indication, pancreatic cancer, from the European Medicines Agency (EMEA). The ability to provide consistent and quality assured batch manufacturing of NovaCaps® satisfying European market demand is a prerequisite for EMEA market authorisation based on the upcoming phase III clinical trial data planned to start early 2007.


About Austrianova Biotechnology GmbH:
Since the company was founded, in December 2001, Austrianova has matured from the first Biotech spin-off of the University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna to its present status as a development focussed producer of biological medicaments with an innovative pipeline. Austrianova represents a precedent for the successful collaboration of university and industrial partners, the so-called integration model. The Company is at the forefront of the growing Austrian Biotechnology Industry and employs a staff of 25, with an additional 35 University staff.

About NovaCaps®:
The cell based therapy, NovaCaps®, is based on the encapsulation of genetically modified cells that are implanted in the vicinity of solid tumours. Encapsulation of the cells is achieved using a unique procedure and protects the cells from the patients immune system. The cells have been modified to produce an enzyme that converts a non-toxic chemotherapeutic agent to its tumour toxic form at the site where it is needed (Prodrug Therapy). The NovaCaps® treatment extends the survival of the patient while reducing side effects and improving the quality of life. Austrianova has received orphan drug status for NovaCaps® in the E.U. for the treatment of pancreatic cancer.

Pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer is one of the most serious forms of cancer with a poor prognosis and limited treatment options. It is estimated that each year there are around 120,000 new cases of pancreatic cancer in the E.U., U.S. and Japan – around 50,000 of these occur in the E.U. alone translating into an E.U. market volume for NovaCaps® of around Euro 300 million.

About GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice):
The term “Good Manufacturing Practice”, abbreviated to GMP, was introduced by the American Health Authority, FDA (Food and Drug Administration). GMP requires that all critical steps in the production of medicinal products are reproducible and controlled as well as precisely documented. The whole pharmaceutical and biotech industry adheres to GMP for the production of medicines. GMP certification is granted by the regulatory authorities and inspection of production facilities for compliance with GMP is regularly performed.

About Miltenyi Biotec GmbH:
Miltenyi Biotec is one of the most successful German Biotech companies. Miltenyi Bioprocess provides GMP contract manufacturing support for the production of pharmaceutical products.

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First Human Cord Blood Stem Cells to Turn into Lung Cells

BioE Stem Cell First Human Cord Blood Stem Cell to Turn into Lung Cell; University of Minnesota Researchers Differentiate MLPC into Type II Alveolar Cells

 

ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 8, 2006-- Studies Continue to Evaluate Clinical and Therapeutic Potential of Rare Cord Blood Stem Cell to Treat Respiratory Conditions   

 

BioE(R), Inc., a biomedical company providing human cord blood stem cells as enabling, high-quality cellular tools for drug discovery and therapeutic research, announced today researchers at the University of Minnesota, using BioE's proprietary stem cell isolation technology, derived the company's Multi-Lineage Progenitor Cell(TM) (MLPC(TM)) from cord blood and differentiated it into lung cells responsible for making surfactant, a substance enabling respiration.

 

To the researchers' and BioE's best knowledge, this is the first time human stem cells -- from any source -- have differentiated into type II alveolar cells, the type of epithelial cells that help stabilize the lung's air sacs during breathing. Type II alveolar cells also can turn into type I alveolar cells, which form the thin, blood-gas barrier through which gas exchange occurs during respiration. Results of the University of Minnesota's MLPC study were presented this past weekend at the International Society for Cellular Therapy's (ISCT's) 12th annual meeting in Berlin.

 

"Turning a cord blood stem cell into an alveolar cell represents a significant milestone in stem cell research," said David McKenna, M.D., assistant professor of Lab Medicine and Pathology and assistant medical director of the Clinical Cell Therapy Lab at the University of Minnesota, and BioE research collaborator. "Though further research is needed, it's plausible the MLPC could be used to help develop a human lung model for research purposes and/or eventual therapeutic application to treat a number of respiratory conditions -- such as emphysema and pulmonary fibrosis, as well as pulmonary injury due to therapy-related causes."

 

The results of the University of Minnesota study also further demonstrate the MLPC's unique ability as a cord blood stem cell to expand and differentiate -- in a controllable fashion -- into tissues representative of the three germinal layers (e.g., ectoderm, mesoderm and endoderm), which give rise to the body's more complex tissues, organs and organ systems. Typically, researchers confirm endodermal potential by differentiating a stem cell into hepatic (liver) cells. In the case of the MLPC, researchers have demonstrated its endodermal potential by turning it not only into liver and pancreas precursors, but now, alveolar cells.

 

"The latest University of Minnesota research on the MLPC confirms our belief that it has vast potential as a robust research tool," said Michael Haider, president and chief executive officer for BioE. "The availability of a highly functional human lung model in vitro is something that has eluded researchers for some time and will prove to be very valuable for studying respiratory conditions. We look forward to working with Dr. McKenna and his team to translate this early MLPC discovery into a human model for lung disease research in the near future and potentially therapeutic applications thereafter."

 

About BioE

 

Headquartered in St. Paul, Minn., BioE is a biomedical company providing human cord blood stem cells as enabling, high-quality cellular tools for drug discovery and therapeutic research. The company's novel Multi-Lineage Progenitor Cell(TM) (MLPC(TM)) -- derived from human umbilical cord blood and obtained using PrepaCyte(R), the company's proprietary cell isolation platform -- provides clinicians and researchers a flexible, long-term and non-controversial tool for therapeutic research and drug discovery and screening. BioE is privately owned and was founded in 1993. For more information about the company, please visit www.bioe.com or call (800) 350-6466.

 

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Asbestos Cancer Concerns Continue for Mechanics

 

New Reports Show a Return of Asbestos Concerns for Mechanics

More than a decade after most U.S. automakers stopped installing brakes containing asbestos, rising concerns have resurfaced in regards to brakes that are imported to the U.S. from countries where using asbestos in auto parts is still the norm.

(PRWEB) May 4, 2006 -- According to recent reports and a Baltimore Sun Newspaper Article, during the last 10 years, there’s been an 83% increase in the use of imported brakes in car repairs throughout the country, yet OSHA and other safety organizations have not seen fit to issue precautions throughout the industry, a fact that has angered many mechanics and auto shop workers who were unaware of the hazards they were facing on an almost daily basis.

Problems, say health officials, are compounded by the fact that many mechanics believe asbestos was banned in the United States more than 3 decades ago. That’s simply not the case. While warnings were issued in the 1970s and automakers stopped using the material about a dozen years ago, asbestos is still a legal product. As a matter of fact, the U.S. is one of the few industrialized countries that hasn’t banned the importation or use of asbestos which, when inhaled, can cause mesothelioma or other asbestos-related lung diseases.

A pamphlet touting the concerns of asbestos exposure in the auto industry was issued by the Environmental Protection Agency more than 20 years ago, but no warnings have been published in written form since that time. New mechanics, of course, are among those that are the least aware of the dangers of inhaling the material, which was used in brakes and other mechanical parts for several decades prior to their employment.

Occupational health specialists note that older mechanics were exposed to huge amounts of the material as brakes were once made of 50% asbestos. Thousands of workers in the industry are diagnosed with mesothelioma or other asbestos-caused diseases annually.

Even more aggravating to advocates in the auto repair field is the fact that OSHA completed a pamphlet about the hazards of asbestos in their field nearly two years ago but chose not to publish or distribute it.

Most critics believe that the government's refusal to publish the literature was due to pressure from the auto repair industry, which is already facing thousands of lawsuits over health-related claims resulting from the use of asbestos in brakes.

More information on these reports and the diseases associated with asbestos can be found at http://www.mesothelioma.com and the article that broke this report can be found on the Baltimore Sun web site.


Press Contact: Steve Rinaldi
Company Name: IIMSNET.COM
Phone: 203-777-7799
Website: http://www.mesothelioma.com  

 

Mesothelioma Cancer Site Offers Information On Mesothelioma

 

JustMeso Offers Information on Treatment Options
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(I-Newswire) - Mesothelioma, the deadly disease that has been at the forefront of global medical and legal research for the last decade, is becoming ...

JustMeso.com offers a plethora of information on treatment options for mesothelioma.

 

(I-Newswire) - Mesothelioma, the deadly disease that has been at the forefront of global medical and legal research for the last decade, is becoming increasingly susceptible to advanced treatment options.  While the disease is not yet curable, if caught very early there are a wide range of rather divergent medical treatment options which have had substantial success in limiting the harmful effects of malignant mesothelioma.

 

While there are a number of treatment options available, often there is a great deal of unknown information regarding what the procedures available are and how they work.  To that end, JustMeso.com (  http://www.JustMeso.com  ) has provided comprehensive information about the disease, its causes, and now the treatment options available to those diagnosed at its website.

 

The site explains in great detail the many traditional and new treatments available to those diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma, such as surgical solutions, radiation, and chemotherapy.  JustMeso.com breaks down each category into its component procedures as well as providing information on the extent of a procedure, its level of invasiveness, as well as an analysis of the costs and benefits of each specific procedure.  This analysis includes summaries of information on the effectiveness and the scope of the effectiveness of a particular treatment option. 

 

Combined, the information compiled by JustMeso.com in their treatment options section ( http://www.justmeso.com/treatment/ ), provides those diagnosed as well as their loved ones with a comprehensive resource from which they can attain a deeper understanding of the diseases as well as assess either own situation in light of the present treatment options available.  This information can prove valuable insofar as it will give individuals an excellent overview of the options available to them.  Through this information, individuals affected by mesothelioma can make more educated decisions about their own situation as well as be better situated to provide support for others. Of course, none of the information on JustMeso should be taken as medical advice, and a person should always consult their physician before taking treatment.

 

JustMeso.com ( http://www.JustMeso.com ) is based in the United States.  It was created with the intent of providing a single resource for individuals seeking information about malignant mesothelioma. 

 

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