The Mesothelioma Guide Blog

Avon, a once-popular international beauty brand, filed for bankruptcy as part of a Texas Two-Step maneuver to avoid talc and asbestos cancer lawsuits. The holding company, Avon...

Cipriano Ramirez alleges he developed cancer after he was exposed to talc-containing asbestos while working as a janitor at an Avon facility in a suburb of Chicago during the...

A case of peritoneal mesothelioma showed incredible benefit from receiving two immunotherapy drugs, further proving that this treatment can work for this type of mesothelioma. The...

A steam main (steam pipe) began leaking and spewing asbestos in New York City last week. The incident contaminated the air in a section of Manhattan’s Upper East Side. According...

The annual U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals list once again features plenty of mesothelioma cancer centers of excellence. The 2024-2025 U.S. News & World Report...

In 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Opdivo and Yervoy for mesothelioma. The two immunotherapy drugs were approved as a first-line treatment option for...

Mesothelioma is a rare cancer diagnosed in approximately 2,500 people in the U.S. each year. The average survival is 12-18 months, and surgery can help people extend their...

Mesothelioma doctors believe that the best approach to treating the aggressive cancer known as mesothelioma is with multiple approaches. This strategy – called multimodal...

Scientists found a link between expression levels of a specific protein and survival of people with mesothelioma. According to research published in the medical journal Cancers,...

UPDATE (07/01/2024); This article was updated with information on how much each state receives in the Johnson & Johnson talc cancer settlement. The amounts for each state are...