The Mesothelioma Guide Blog

Some 30, 20 or even 10 years ago, the general public didn’t know much about mesothelioma. They didn’t know how it formed, or where it formed. They didn’t know how to treat it or...

A new therapy, gavocabtagene autoleucel, seems to shrink mesothelioma tumors and help survival. The new therapy was featured at the European Society for Medical Oncology Congress...

A lot of doctors believe in using immunotherapy for malignant peritoneal mesothelioma. Now a clinical trial in the United States will put it to practice on a large scale. A new...

We at Mesothelioma Guide published a series of blogs about specific jobs with a higher-than-normal risk of mesothelioma. The explanation was simple: They all directly or...

A man who dismantled World War II ships and developed mesothelioma won a massive verdict in Washington state. According to the Tacoma News Tribune newspaper, Dennis W., 75, worked...

Mesothelioma cells grow quite resistant to treatment. Therapies like chemotherapy and radiation therapy inhibit the cancer for a few months before their effectiveness...

Will it work? Maybe. Is it worth exploring? Sure. Is it at the point where it should be widely accepted? That’s another discussion. Dr. Edward Levine had a similar response to the...

The COVID-19 pandemic has been a challenge for cancer patients. Many are anxious about going to a hospital for in-person appointments. For some, such as people with thoracic...

Encouraging results from a clinical trial at MD Anderson Cancer Center raised an important question. After approval for pleural mesothelioma, can two immunotherapy drugs work for...

Hot chemotherapy seems to supplement radical surgery quite well, especially for peritoneal mesothelioma. For pleural mesothelioma, the feelings are divided. Numerous reports...