**A Rare and Deadly Cancer May Have an Unexpected New Vulnerability**
By Joshua Brown, University of Vermont - Published on 27 July 2026
A Vermont research team achieved disease control in 67% of patients by targeting cancer’s energy system. Mesothelioma often begins with an exposure that happened decades earlier. Asbestos fibers inhaled into the lungs can remain trapped there, causing chronic inflammation that eventually contributes to tumor growth. The disease is rare but highly aggressive, affecting about 30,000 [...]
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