The Mesothelioma Guide Blog

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...

There are three cell types of the rare cancer called mesothelioma, and sarcomatoid mesothelioma is the most aggressive of the three. The average survival for people diagnosed with...