Mesothelioma Cancer Resources Blog

The National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) responded to the editors of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) regarding an article they recently published claiming that orphan disease clinical trials may not be managed as rigorously as those for other illnesses.  There are close to 7,000 rare diseases in the United States, and many …

A recently released study shines light on the devastating effect of mesothelioma on veterans who served from World War II through the Vietnam era, New York asbestos exposure attorney Joseph W. Belluck said. The study presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology conference and published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology analyzed 928 veterans. …

When someone is diagnosed with mesothelioma, more than likely there are hundreds of questions running through their mind such as, “What does this mean?” “What will happen next?” “What kind of treatment will I need?”  The most burning question, however, is usually “How will my family and I get through this?”  The patient and his …