Immune Systems | Immunotherapy | Research | Treatments | Vaccine A Cure for Mesothelioma? Hopes High for New Cancer Vaccine ByAlex Strauss April 17, 2018April 17, 2018 Researchers at Stanford University are about to move into human trials of what some believe may be the most promising…
Chemotherapy | Multi-Modality Therapy | New Studies | Research | Surgery | Treatments | Updates Study Finds Chemotherapy Unlikely to Improve Peritoneal Mesothelioma Survival ByAlex Strauss April 14, 2018April 14, 2018 A new study from the University of Illinois suggests that patients with peritoneal mesothelioma who undergo surgery may not get…
Asbestos | Compensation | Legal | Prevention Mesothelioma Talcum Powder Case Raises Safety Concerns ByAlex Strauss April 12, 2018April 12, 2018 The final numbers are in and the New Jersey mesothelioma patient who was awarded $30 million dollars last week will…
Asbestos | Europe | International | Occupations | Prevention Uninformed Asbestos Workers Face Higher Mesothelioma Risk ByAlex Strauss April 10, 2018 A new survey conducted among asbestos workers in the UK finds that too many do not fully understand the laws…
Holistic | Multi-Modality Therapy | New Studies | Prognosis | Research | Treatments Mesothelioma Patients May Benefit From Kindness, Study Reveals ByAlex Strauss April 9, 2018 A study of more than 400 patients and their families shows that people coping with cancers such as malignant mesothelioma…
Asbestos | Compensation | Legal Mesothelioma Patient Awarded $37 Million in Talcum Powder Case ByAlex Strauss April 6, 2018April 6, 2018 A New Jersey mesothelioma patient and his wife have been awarded $37 million dollars in compensation after a jury agreed…
Asbestos | Diagnosis | New Studies | Prognosis | Research | Scans What Type of Mesothelioma Do I Have? CT May Be Able to Tell ByAlex Strauss April 5, 2018 Researchers from one of the country’s top cancer centers say it may be possible to tell what subtype of pleural…
Asia | International | New Studies | Research | Symptoms | Treatments Life After Mesothelioma Can Still Be a Challenge ByAlex Strauss April 2, 2018April 2, 2018 A new Japanese study has some sobering news for people hoping to survive malignant mesothelioma: Life after mesothelioma can still…
Alternatives | Asia | Europe | International | New Studies | Radiation Therapy | Research | Treatments Hard-to-Find Therapy Fights Mesothelioma Tumors with Carbon Ions ByAlex Strauss April 1, 2018 Carbon ion therapy—a cancer treatment developed in California but currently only available outside the US—may have the ability to significantly…
Asbestos | Europe | International | Prevention Mesothelioma Fears Reignited by New Asbestos Makeup Allegations ByAlex Strauss March 28, 2018March 28, 2018 The American accessories chain Claire’s is in trouble again after Dutch health and safety authorities claim to have found mesothelioma-causing…