The Mesothelioma Guide Blog

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) banned chrysotile asbestos in 2024. This is the most common type of asbestos, and the ruling was a significant step toward stopping...

An elementary school in a suburb of Cleveland, OH, remains closed after officials found asbestos. Roxbury Elementary School in Solon, OH, which is southeast of Cleveland, closed...

When facing a rare and aggressive cancer like mesothelioma, finding the right treatment can be overwhelming. For many patients, mesothelioma clinical trials open the door to new...

A grieving woman was awarded $12.25 million following the death of her sister to mesothelioma. The rare cancer is caused by exposure to asbestos. The verdict puts blame on...

Long-term survival for mesothelioma is rare, especially without surgery. Chemotherapy, radiation, immunotherapy, or a combination of these options usually gives patients 1-2 years...

When we think of clinical trials, we often picture early-stage testing in labs or hospitals. But what happens after a drug gets approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration...

Photo credit: Great Philly Schools, https://www.greatphillyschools.org/schools/0011N00001GzoTnQAJ/frankford-high-school For more than two years, students, faculty and staff of...

Asbestos really was used just about everywhere – and in just about everything. A verdict from a Delaware jury awarded $9 million to the surviving family members of a hunter who...

Asbestos is the only cause of mesothelioma, which is a rare and deadly type of cancer. Exposure to asbestos can also cause lung cancer and deadly lung scarring. Asbestos exposure...