The Eaton wildfires in Altadena, California, near Los Angeles, have left a lingering threat in their wake: asbestos exposure, the only cause of a rare and deadly form of cancer...
Read PostFaulty Inspections Lead to Concerns of Asbestos in New York City Public Schools
By: Devin Golden
April 21, 2025
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...
Read PostMesothelioma 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...
Read Post$18 Million Mesothelioma Verdict for Talc and Secondhand Asbestos Exposure
By: Devin Golden
April 17, 2025
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...
Read PostThe 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...
Read PostRadiation Therapy Still Has a Place in Multimodal Mesothelioma Treatment
By: Devin Golden
April 12, 2025
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...
Read PostAnother Win for Cancer Victims: Johnson & Johnson’s Bankruptcy Rejected for Third Time
By: Devin Golden
April 2, 2025
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...
Read Post$16 Million Verdict for Family in Wrongful Death Lawsuit for Asbestos Exposure
By: Devin Golden
March 24, 2025
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...
Read PostOne 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...
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