Mesothelioma News http://www.adviceformesothelioma.com Mesothelioma victims have had little or no successful treatment options over the last decade. While no new mainstream effective treatments exists, a new treatment for relieving the pain of Mesothelioma patients is currently being used in Northern England. http://www.adviceformesothelioma.com/mesothelioma_news.htm Scientists are finding ways to effectively use the immune system to fight Mesothelioma. By injecting Toll-like receptor agonists directly into the cancer, the immune system is tricked into thinking that there is imminent threat in the body. http://www.adviceformesothelioma.com/mesothelioma_news.htm In British Columbia, a survey has found that over three hundred people will die per year over the next five years by Mesothelioma. http://www.adviceformesothelioma.com/mesothelioma_news.htm Thalidomide is a well know morning sickness drug that caused an untold amount of birth defects in the 50's and 60's. Even though this drug has caused much pain and suffering in the mid 1900's, it still has potential as a cancer fighting treatment. Its most notable asset is that can inhibit blood vessel growth within tumors. Thalidomide is currently being tested to fight Mesothelioma in patients in Australia. The tests will be done on a group of one hundred patients. It will compare those that have received chemotherapy to treat their cancer and those who have received standard Mesothelioma treatments and the drug Thalidomide to treat there cancer. One of the objectives is to discover if adding Thalidomide to standard treatment can prolong the lives and standard of life for Mesothelioma victims. This research is extremely important due to the number of rising Mesothelioma patients combined with the fact that these asbestos exposed victims have limited treatment options. Prolonging lif one to three months would be a victory in treating asbestos caused cancer. http://www.adviceformesothelioma.com/mesothelioma_news.htm