Quality mesothelioma treatment is available — just not always close to home. Victims of asbestos exposure often must travel across multiple state lines, sometimes even multiple time zones, to get the help they deserve. The roadblock to that treatment is simple: $$$. Traveling costs money, whether...
Read More
A new clinical trial that combines gene therapy and virotherapy may soon offer pleural mesothelioma patients an alternative to status-quo chemotherapy or radiation...
Read Post
Experts are always looking for new cancer treatments to increase the survival rates of mesothelioma patients. One new study that involves growing tumors in a lab could provide...
Read Post
A California jury ruled that Johnson & Johnson is responsible for a woman’s mesothelioma and must pay her $29.4 million, the latest result in a slew of lawsuits against the...
Read Post
There are 55 countries with asbestos bans, largely because of the substance’s harmful effects and link to mesothelioma. Some lawmakers hope the United States soon joins the...
Read Post
A clinical trial has dosed its first mesothelioma patient to examine the effectiveness of a new drug on attacking cancerous proteins.Curis, Inc., a biotechnology company...
Read Post
The United States government has loosened asbestos-related restrictions, but some states have implemented asbestos regulations to reduce resident exposure to the harmful...
Read Post
Pleural mesothelioma patients often face a high rate of recurrence after surgery. The goal of mesothelioma surgery is to accomplish complete macroscopic resection. However, most...
Read Post
In December 2018, Reuters published an exposé on Johnson & Johnson, which highlighted evidence that the company was aware of asbestos contamination in their talc products for...
Read Post
According to the American Cancer Society’s annual Cancer Statistics Report, the overall mortality from cancer in the United States experienced a steady decline between 1991 and...
Read Post
Exercise scientist and Director of the Cardio-Oncology Research Program (CORP) at Memorial Sloan Kettering, Dr. Lee Jones, is attempting to figure out if prescribing...
Read Post