The Western Mail, Feb 26 2007 reported that Dr Zsuzsanna Tabi from the School of Medicine at Cardiff University has been awarded a grant of £139,000 to fund research into treatment for mesothelioma.
She will investigate the the possibility of developing immune therapy for mesothelioma using the patient's own immune cells to attack the tumour cells.
There are currently few treatment options available for this type of cancer, which is caused by exposure to asbestos.
Most people live for an average of just 12 months after diagnosis.
Dr Tabi said, "At the moment, there is no cure for mesothelioma and treatment is mainly palliative.
It can take up to 40 years for symptoms of mesothelioma to develop following exposure to asbestos.
The number of mesothelioma cases is expected to rise and remain high over the next 20 years because of the heavy use of asbestos in industry in the years following the Second World War.
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