Mesothelioma is a challenging disease to understand. The cancer is rare, largely unheard of, and doesn’t form on any well-known organs or body parts like the liver or brain. Most mesothelioma patients don’t have medical backgrounds, so words like “epithelioid” and “sarcomatoid” sound...
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Asbestos has an appealing characteristic: It can prevent fires. Many businesses relied on the mineral for decades as an insulant. Baking and cooking was no exception. Asbestos can...
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Keytruda, the brand name for pembrolizumab, has been a source of hope for many people with mesothelioma. At a recent medical conference, researchers revealed discouraging news...
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There are two primary surgeries for pleural mesothelioma patients: extrapleural pneumonectomy and pleurectomy with decortication. Some mesothelioma experts suggest a third: talc...
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Mesothelioma Guide’s newest podcast features the lead investigator into a promising Phase 3 mesothelioma clinical trial. Dr. Daniel Sterman is the director of the...
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Mesothelioma is frequently linked to working in construction and insulation trades. These occupations, along with the United States military, relied for decades on asbestos. Did...
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For most of the 20th century, the United States military relied on asbestos for constructing equipment and buildings. The result was thousands of veterans developing mesothelioma...
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Asbestos exposure and New York City go hand in hand, mainly due to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The World Trade Centers contained the cancer-causing mineral, and the...
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On May 23, 2019, a press release from the company Novocure made history. It announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved the NovoTTF-100L...
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Imagine it’s seven years from now. Or maybe it’s 10 or 20 years into the future. A person is told difficult-to-hear news from their doctor: They have mesothelioma, a rare and...
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Mesothelioma takes between 20 and 50 years to develop. Due to this long latency period, the asbestos-caused cancer affects middle-aged and elderly people most often. If a patient...
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