The Mesothelioma Guide Blog

An audit reveals that the New York Department of Education has failed to inspect a large majority of New York City public schools for asbestos, a cancer-causing toxin. This latest...

Mesothelioma is a rare cancer caused by exposure to asbestos. During the 21st century, the average number of mesothelioma cases in the U.S. each year was 2,500-3,000. Scientists...

A jury in Florida awarded a woman with mesothelioma a sizable verdict in a case of talc and secondhand asbestos exposure. The jury ruled for $18 million in the favor of a woman...

The talc mining and processing company Barretts Minerals is proceeding with a plan to create an asbestos trust fund to pay cancer victims who used the company’s products. The...

Radiation therapy is one of several treatment options for mesothelioma, which is a rare type of cancer of the thin linings near the lungs and abdominal cavity. Mesothelioma is...

For the third time, Johnson & Johnson’s attempt to avoid facing tens of thousands of lawsuits from cancer victims was denied. A bankruptcy court judge in Texas earlier this...

A court in Washington state sided with the family of a deceased cancer victim in a wrongful death lawsuit against an asbestos mining company. According to a press release from...

One of the ways to treat mesothelioma is using science to help the patient’s own immune system fight the cancer. The FDA has already approved immunotherapy for mesothelioma that...

According to news reports, asbestos was found in Abingdon Elementary School in Virginia. Virginia Occupational Safety and Health (VOSH) announced nine citations after...