Mesothelioma Cancer Resources Blog

A Mechanicville, New York father has taken his kayak to the Hudson River to help raise the public’s awareness of peritoneal mesothelioma.  His 26-year-old daughter was diagnosed with the disease nine years ago and was given just twelve months to live.  Since then she has endured six surgeries, and now, her father says, she is …

The resistance of pleural mesothelioma, an asbestos-caused pulmonary cancer, to many cancer treatments is due to its apoptotic defect, which prevents the medicines from killing the cancer cells allowing them to continue to grow and divide.   Now, scientists at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) have been able to show for the first time …

Clinical trials continue to be one of the best options for mesothelioma patients struggling to find a new, effective treatment.  Unfortunately, many patients shy away from participating in them due to the long duration and inconvenience of the majority of the trials, leaving some trials with too few participants.  In a new study released this month, …

Advocates visiting New York City’s Rockefeller Plaza for Mesothelioma Awareness Day on Sept. 26 performed a vital service to the public by educating them about the relatively unknown form of asbestos-related cancer, New York personal injury attorney Joseph W. Belluck said today. According to the Meso Foundation, volunteers perched on 30 Rockefeller Plaza for a …

Today is National Mesothelioma Awareness Day.  The day was set aside by Congress as a time to raise the public’s awareness of the dangers of asbestos exposure.  Mesothelioma, an asbestos-caused cancer, is diagnosed in close to 3,000 Americans each year.  90,000 people worldwide die each year from asbestos-related lung cancer, mesothelioma and asbestosis. Mesothelioma is …

Personalized medicine is considered the wave of the future in the effective treatment of cancer patients.  When treating mesothelioma, an asbestos-caused cancer, physicians have found that by tailoring the treatment to an individual’s unique characteristics they optimize the potential for success by offering the right treatment at the right time.  Just as personalized medicine is …

Pleural mesothelioma is an aggressive, rare cancer of the lining of the lungs that requires an equally aggressive treatment regimen to improve the survival time for patients.  Chemotherapy is considered the most effective single modality for the treatment of the disease and is likely to be the most commonly deployed treatment as well.  Now, Duke …

Join the Prevent Cancer Foundation in West Potomac Park, Washington, DC, on Saturday, September 24, 2011, at 8:00am for their annual 5K run.  The run is an opportunity for the foundation to raise funds for the “support of cutting-edge cancer prevention and early detection research.”  Mesothelioma is just one of the many cancers for which …

The nationally recognized New York City mesothelioma law firm of Belluck & Fox, LLP, has launched an updated and redesigned website to help people better understand mesothelioma, a devastating cancer caused by asbestos. One of the Web’s leading sources of information about mesothelioma, the site, http://www.MesotheliomaHelp.net, is a comprehensive resource for people trying to find …

by Nancy Meredith Most cancer centers lean on a network of volunteers to help keep the patients and their families comfortable during their many hospital visits and appointments.  They also help keep the centers running smoothly.  Duke University Hospital says their volunteers “are a vital part of the health care we provide to the more …