Dr. Giovanni Gaudino is an Italian biochemist and molecular biologist who researches the molecular mechanisms of asbestos and its relationship to the development of mesothelioma. In addition to his laboratory research in Italy, Dr. Gaudino conducts mesothelioma research in the United States as a visiting scholar at the Cancer Research Center of Hawaii (CRCH). Currently,…
There once was an asbestos factory in the small town of Casale Monferrato in northwest Italy, known by its townspeople as the “factory of cancer”. At one time or another, most residents of Casale Monferrato worked in this asbestos factory. It was built in 1900 and continued in operation for many decades. In this very…
Many of us know that malignant mesothelioma is very difficult to treat. Dr. Giovanni Gaudino, the prominent Italian medical researcher, talked to Galiher DeRobertis & Waxman about mesothelioma treatment and the hope his research offers. He said: “… since this cancer is so aggressive, since the incidence of this cancer is increasing . . ….
The Researcher and the Clinician – “Translational Research” “We are used to work[ing] with molecules, with cells,…with experimental animals, while…physicians are used to work[ing] with real live patients, and of course we use different…[terminology] sometimes…[In] some cases, collaboration is very useful and successful, and we can say, especially for us [who are] used to working…
Well known approaches to cancer treatment include surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and chemicals. All of these conventional therapies have been and are still being used to treat mesothelioma. While some of these approaches have been successful with other solid tumors, unfortunately, this has not been the case with mesothelioma. “All these agents can kill…
