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      What Are Treatment Trials? Understanding Their Role in Advancing Mesothelioma Care

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What Are Treatment Trials? Understanding Their Role in Advancing Mesothelioma Care

By: Stephen Williams on September 17, 2025

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 hope as they provide access to new and potentially curative therapies not yet offered to the general patient population....

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More Than 100 Texas Firefighters Likely Exposed to Asbestos

More Than 100 Firefighters Likely Exposed to Asbestos From Burning Building

By: Devin Golden

June 1, 2021

An emergency event in Austin, Texas, has raised alarms about asbestos exposure for firefighters. More than 100 firefighters in Austin, Texas, were likely exposed to asbestos in a...

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Scientists Train Computers to Detect Mesothelioma on Imaging Scans

Scientists Train Computers to Detect Mesothelioma on Scans

By: Devin Golden

May 27, 2021

Mesothelioma imaging scans help doctors diagnose the cancer and review the effectiveness of treatment. However, it’s a time-consuming process susceptible to human error. The...

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Rates of Elderly and Female Mesothelioma Cases Increasing Dramatically

Rates of Elderly and Female Mesothelioma Cases Increasing Dramatically

By: Devin Golden

May 25, 2021

Unsurprisingly, mesothelioma patients are overwhelmingly old and male. In fact, the average age when diagnosed is increasing. What might be a little surprising? The rates of...

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Novel Checkpoint Inhibitors Work for Malignant Mesothelioma Survival

Novel Checkpoint Inhibitors Work in Mesothelioma Survival Study

By: Devin Golden

May 20, 2021

Opdivo and Yervoy for mesothelioma is the immunotherapy combination receiving the crux of attention. Another pairing of mesothelioma immunotherapy, tremelimumab and durvalumab, is...

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$4.8 Million Verdict in Talc Mesothelioma Case

$4.8 Million Verdict in Talc Mesothelioma Case

By: Devin Golden

May 19, 2021

A California jury awarded a Vietnam veteran and mesothelioma victim $4.8 million due to talc asbestos exposure. While military asbestos exposure is the primary cause of veterans...

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What Do Mesothelioma Patients Need From Palliative Care?

What Do Mesothelioma Patients Need From Palliative Care?

By: Devin Golden

May 13, 2021

Palliative care is a wide-ranging medical term. It not only covers actual medical care but also quality of life concepts. What do mesothelioma patients need from their palliative...

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Marijuana for Mesothelioma Patients and Treatment

Marijuana for Mesothelioma: How Cannabis Benefits Patients

By: Devin Golden

April 22, 2021

Update: This blog was updated April 22, 2021 with the number states allowing medical marijuana, recreational marijuana, and medical CBD oil. This blog was originally published...

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Did You Know? Asbestos Used as Fake Snow in 'The Wizard of Oz' Movie

Did You Know? Asbestos Fell From the Sky as Fake Snow in ‘Wizard of Oz’

By: Devin Golden

April 15, 2021

Update: This article was published on April 15, 2021, but was updated January 6, 2023 with a source reporting that asbestos was also used as fake snow in the 1946 classic movie...

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Could Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors Work for Peritoneal Mesothelioma?

Checkpoint Inhibitor Drugs for Peritoneal Mesothelioma?

By: Devin Golden

April 13, 2021

Checkpoint inhibitor immunotherapy works for malignant mesothelioma, specifically when the disease forms near the lungs. There’s another type of mesothelioma, usually...

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Which Therapy is Next for FDA Approval for Mesothelioma

Race to FDA Approval: Which Therapy Is Next for Mesothelioma?

By: Devin Golden

April 8, 2021

Update (09-18/2024): In September 2024, the FDA approved Keytruda as a first-line treatment for unresectable, malignant pleural mesothelioma. After 15 years of not approving any...

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