Mesothelioma Cancer Resources Blog

Online social networking allows individuals to develop contacts among people who share their same interests and activities through emailing, posting information and photos, and sharing stories. As sites such as Facebook and Twitter have gotten more popular, businesses and charities have jumped on the bandwagon and have started creating Facebook pages and Fan sites to …

Included within the Carcinomas of the Lung and Other Intrathoracic Carcinomas section on eMedicine from WebMD, Winston W Tan, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Mayo Medical School, authors detailed information on mesothelioma. Tan provides overview information on mesothelioma as well as differential diagnoses and workup, treatment and medication, and followup. Laboratory Studies, Imaging Studies, Procedures, …

Yoga Bear, a non-profit organization started in 2006, supports the belief that “cancer patients and survivors can benefit from yoga as a complementary treatment in cancer recovery.” The MD Anderson Cancer Center, known for their mesothelioma treatment center, also agrees with this approach offering yoga classes for patients in their cancer center. Mesothelioma, an unusual …

With a goal to “reward scientific excellence and to encourage innovative investigations in the field of lung cancer prevention research” the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) is accepting applications for Fellowships and Young Investigator awards until January 10, 2010. The awards are supported through educational grants from GlaxoSmithKline, Sanofi-Aventis, AstraZeneca, Celgene, …

CancerCare offers a place for people to honor their loved ones who have been affected with mesothelioma and other lung cancers. Through their online Wall of Hope people are encouraged to make an entry: “Celebrating survivors, remembering loved ones, or supporting people facing lung cancer today.” Pleural mesothelioma is a rare, aggressive form of lung …

Sanofi-Aventis, a global drug manufacturer, has given a $2 million gift to the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center in recognition of the center’s strong research. UNC Lineberger is the only public comprehensive cancer center in North Carolina, and works towards their mission to reduce cancer occurrence and death in North Carolina …

Libby, Montana is home to a vermiculite mine that is blamed for widespread contamination from asbestos exposure. Libby has a high incidence of asbestos-related disease, prompting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to declare a public health emergency in the town and the surrounding area earlier this year. Asbestos contamination in the Libby area has been …

Dr. Arthur Frank Leads Program Dr. Arthur Frank, MD, PhD has dedicated his career to the study of occupational lung diseases such as asbestosis and silicosis, occupational cancers related to asbestos exposure, such as mesothelioma, as well as to the prevention of occupational diseases. Currently Professor and Chair of the Department of Environmental and Occupational …

Mesothelioma, a rare, aggressive cancer primarily caused by exposure to airborne asbestos fibers, can take up to 50 years to develop after exposure to asbestos has occurred. Scientists have not yet determined why some people with years of asbestos exposure never develop mesothelioma, while others with minimal asbestos exposure develop mesothelioma. Due to this, researchers …

Joseph W. Belluck, a lawyer with NY’s Belluck & Fox, says thousands of annual deaths will be linked to deadly asbestos fibers for decades to come. New York, NY, December 17, 2009 — The upcoming year 2010 will bring another increase in deaths from malignant mesothelioma, a cancer closely associated with asbestos exposure, a New …