Mesothelioma Cancer Resources Blog

A mesothelioma clinical trial is one of the final stages of a long and specific research process. Studies are conducted with mesothelioma patients to determine whether a new approach to prevention, diagnosis, and/or treatment is safe and effective. Clinical trials are used to help doctors and pharmaceutical companies find new mesothelioma treatments that can improve …

The Diagnostic Electron Microscopy (EM) Unit at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), with the latest technology and leading physicians and scientists in the field, is one of the world’s leaders in diagnostic transmission electron microscopic services.  Their latest research focuses on a process to perform electron microscopy on extremely small samples, improving the effectiveness of diagnosis …

The residents of Libby, Montana, home to a vermiculite mine that is blamed for widespread contamination from asbestos exposure, found an advocate in their Senator, Max Baucus. Contamination in the Libby area has been blamed for the deaths of more than 200 people and the illnesses of more than 1,000 more. Many have died from …

The Mount Sinai Medical Center announced that on August 1, Raja M. Flores, MD, a world renonwed expert in mesothelioma, lung cancer, and esophageal cancer, will step in as the center’s Chief of Thoracic Surgery as well as the Director of the Thoracic Surgical Oncology Program at Mount Sinai Cancer Center. Mt. Sinai is emerging …

The National Lung Cancer Partnership has announced the opening of their 6th annual Young Investigator Research Grant competition. The awards are available to clinical and basic science fellows and junior faculty willing to “drive forward research that will increase understanding of lung cancer risk, biology, and response to treatment.” Many of the previous grant winners’ …

Once again, the major television networks will simultaneously broadcast the star-studded Stand Up 2 Cancer (SU2C) Telethon to raise funds for the fight against cancer. First televised in 2008, the goal of the fundraising appeal is to “build continuing public support and donations for cutting-edge cancer research that translates at a rapid pace from the …

Mesothelioma is a cancer of the mesothelial cells, caused by breathing in asbestos fibers that become lodged in the thin membrane that lines and encases the lungs. Although there is no cure for mesothelioma, it can be treated with varying degrees of success through the use of surgical procedures, chemotherapy and radiation. One type of …

The National Institutes of Health will host the forum “Improving Medical Decisions Using Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER)” on June 18th in Washington, DC.  The NIH along with representatives from the FDA, CMS, academic research, and the private sector will discuss “how all stakeholders will implement and contribute to the future of CER.”  CER is the …

Alongside the latest gossip on Oprah Winfrey, Tom Cruise and Tiger Woods, the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation is prominently displayed as a worthwhile cause on one of the most popular celebrity blogs, PerezHilton.com.  Included on the posting is a link to CureMeso.Org encouraging users to “read up on and donate to a very worthwhile cause.” …

RPM International Inc., a multinational company that manufactures and markets coatings, sealants and specialty chemicals, announced that action is being taken to permanently resolve current and future asbestos claims associated with their subsidiary Bondex International, Inc. Bondex has been the target of thousands of lawsuits claiming compensation for asbestos-related diseases.  Asbestos is a known carcinogen and …