Mesothelioma Cancer Resources Blog

Uralita, a Spanish building materials company, was ordered by a Spanish court to pay the equivalent of $4.9 million to 45 individuals whose health was damaged by decades of environmental exposure from the company’s asbestos-cement factory.  The landmark ruling is the first time that a court in Spain has ordered a company to compensate local …

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.  While most of the cases of mesothelioma affect individuals who were exposed to asbestos in the workplace, physicians are also treating mesothelioma patients whose only exposure came from …

by Nancy Meredith Researchers at Wake Forest University have developed a revolutionary new technology that will screen millions of chemicals simultaneously zeroing in on the few that could ultimately become a viable treatment for a specific disease.  This process can speed up drug development by as much as 10,000 times and cut out years of …

Dr. Mona Chiha, a family practice doctor in Farmington, New Mexico, is now the patient after being diagnosed with mesothelioma, a rare cancer caused by exposure to airborne asbestos fibers.   In order to help with her rising medical costs, friends and neighbors came together at the “Rock for Doc” battle of the bands fundraising event …

Due to falsified inspection reports by New York City inspectors over the last decade, the New York City’s Department of Environmental Protection has made sweeping changes in the oversight and monitoring of private asbestos inspectors.    New York attorney Joseph W. Belluck is applauding the improvements, saying those steps are needed to protect public health. Asbestos …

5 years ago, Karen Grant was facing almost certain death when she was diagnosed with mesothelioma – a rare, incurable cancer caused by exposure to asbestos.  Grant was 29-years-old and was given only months to live.  She turned to Dr. David Sugarbaker, Chief, Division of Thoracic Surgery, of Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, and …

Mesothelioma patients now have a comprehensive treatment center in the Southwestern region of the United States at the University of Arizona.  Staffed by a nationally recognized mesothelioma oncologist, thoracic surgeon, and radiologist, the University Medical Center offers patients treatment options that were previously only available in California, or as far away as Massachusetts. Mesothelioma is …

Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) technology, used in the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer and mesothelioma, will be highlighted at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) conference to be held October 31-November 4 in San Diego.  ASTRO has accepted four abstracts from users of Elekta SBRT technology for the treatment of non-small cell …

When Steve Lee, 63, was diagnosed with pleural mesothelioma 3 years ago his doctors told him he had 6 months to live.  Despite his prognosis, Lee refused the radical treatment offered and returned to his 25-year running routine while continuing “life as normally as I could, trying to be positive and not giving in to …

Ogdensburg, New York, a once-thriving trade center and transportation hub along the St. Lawrence River, has received a Restore NY II grant as part of its revitalization effort.   The $700,000 will be used for the demolition and asbestos abatement of 10 buildings left abandoned since the 1960′s.  The majority of building products manufactured today do not …