The Mesothelioma Guide Blog

Mesothelioma often withstands chemotherapy, making the treatment ineffective for patients. A new study may reveal just why this happens — and if there’s a way to avoid...

Linda Reinstein, the CEO and co-founder of the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization, offered the message of hope. She said the Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act, the...

Asbestos is a counteragent for heat. Therefore, it made sense to use asbestos anywhere heat was a concern: homes, offices, Navy ships, automobiles and more. Aluminum smelting...

A promising immunotherapy drug for mesothelioma is entering the most important phase of the FDA approval process. The upcoming phase 3 DREAM3R clinical trial presents durvalumab...

Doctors may have a new, more tolerable way to deliver mesothelioma chemotherapy — all thanks to a dog. Researchers reported on a case of mesothelioma in a canine. The canine had...

Immunotherapy for mesothelioma works, just not in every case. The goal is to determine who will benefit from this emerging therapy — and who won’t. The National Cancer...

The United States nearly doubled the country’s asbestos import amount from 2019 to 2020. The U.S. imported approximately 300 tons of the deadly mineral in 2020, according to the...

According to the New York Post, pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson allocated $3.9 billion in funds to settle talc mesothelioma lawsuits. The news is further proof the...

Surgery is the best remedy for mesothelioma. The treatment removes a large chunk of the tumors from the body, instantly improving the chances of beating this cancer. Mesothelioma...

Immunotherapy got another nod as an effective treatment for mesothelioma. Opdivo, the brand name for the drug nivolumab, is an effective second-line treatment for malignant...