Mesothelioma Cancer Resources Blog

Breathe, an artistic display of images designed to capture the essence of their husbands through anecdotes told by widows, continues its Australian tour. Developed by photographer Christopher Ireland, 14 women whose husbands died from mesothelioma, also known as asbestos cancer, posed for the project created to show the “pain of the scourge of asbestos.” Mesothelioma, …

$800,000 was awarded to researchers at top national and international medical science centers devoted to finding a cure for mesothelioma. The Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation (Meso Foundation) who presented these awards, has now given close to $7 million in funds to develop better treatment options for mesothelioma patients. The Meso Foundation annually funds the top …

Belluck & Fox joins New York City and Long Island mesothelioma victims in their fight against mesothelioma in the Fifth Annual 5k Walk for Hope to be held Sunday, April 18 at Eisenhower Park in East Meadow, New York. Janice Malkotsis, who lost her father to mesothelioma, organized the event as “a charitable walk in …

Novartis Pharmaceuticals is conducting a Phase I clinical trial on one of its newly developed cancer drugs currently referred to as LDE 225. Developed to inhibit hedgehog- and smoothened-dependent proliferation in vivo (in live isolated cells), it targets patients with advanced solid tumors. One of the expected 58 trial participants, being treated at the Leicester …

Richard Herr of Racine, Wisonsin, was a sculptor and artist for years. In order to make the cast aluminum molds for his sculptures, he added “a couple handfuls of asbestos” to the mixture he used for each piece of art. Unaware of the hazards, Herr breathed in deadly amounts of asbestos over the years resulting …

The Social Security Administration is making it easier for ill and disabled patients to qualify for Social Security Disability Insurance benefits. The compassionate allowances initiative was announced in October 2008 as a way to expedite the processing of disability claims for applicants whose medical conditions are so severe that their conditions obviously meet Social Security’s …

A trial court has denied Crane Co.’s request for summary judgment over the potential of asbestos exposure from the use of its products. The company argued it did not make or supply any component parts containing asbestos and therefore should not be held liable for dangers associated with any asbestos components that may have been …

Young singers, dancers, and actors are participating in the 2nd annual Your Talent 2 show to raise money for the Mick Knighton Mesothelioma Research Fund. The South Tyneside, England show being held on February 21st will also support Cancer Connections and the Ed Wilson Bursary Funds. The money made through the show will go to …

For going above and beyond the scope of usual duties in serving as the liaison between the cancer program at South Nassau and the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer (CoC), Shahriyour Andaz, MD, FACS, was named a recipient of an Outstanding Performance Award. Doctor Andaz is the director of thoracic oncology at South …

Larry Davis did not let a diagnosis of mesothelioma slow him down. After his doctors told him in 2007 that his prognosis was grim, with a median survival of less than two years for mesothelioma patients, Davis stopped all medical treatment and began running. Now years later, Davis is logging 20-25 miles per week and has …