Mesothelioma Cancer Resources Blog

Cities across the country are joining together for the Shine a Light on Lung Cancer vigil being held on November 1.  There are 74 cities throughout the United States, and many others globally, sponsoring an event to raise awareness about the different forms of lung cancer, including mesothelioma, and to honor loved ones who have …

Pinnacle Biologics, an Illinois company that specializes in revitalizing healthcare therapies to fulfill their true potential and to maximize favorable patient outcomes, announced this week that they have filed an Orphan Drug Designation (ODD) with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for their product Photofrin (porfimer sodium) as adjuvant therapy to surgery in the treatment …

Mesothelioma is a serious and rare cancer that occurs in individuals that have either inhaled or swallowed asbestos fibers.  The fibers then travel through the body becoming lodged, resulting in cancer typically decades later.   Currently there is no known cure for mesothelioma, and the prognosis is grim with the average survival time varying from 4 …

Deaths from mesothelioma continue to mount against former workers of the Minnesota Iron Range Taconite mine.   According to the latest report issued to the Minnesota legislature, 14 more deaths were identified bringing the total number of deaths associated to the site to 82. Mesothelioma is a rare, aggressive form of cancer caused by exposure to …

When facing a diagnosis of mesothelioma, patients are bombarded by issues such as where they should go for treatment, what type of treatment they will need, and whether they should believe the prognosis they were just given.  However, in the midst of a recession and with the rising costs of cancer treatment, patients are now …

Mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer which is only known to occur as a result of exposure to asbestos.  As a result, the disease which can form in the lining of the lungs, abdomen or heart, is entirely preventable – however, it is also incurable.  Lung cancer has also been shown to be caused …

Researchers at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center found another predictor in the survival of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients.  While it is known that DNA damage leads to faults in genes that can lead to cancer, the researchers found a correlation between DNA repair capacity in peripheral lymphocytes and cancer survival.  …

Although no contamination was found, the recent discovery of asbestos in a Queens elementary school reflects the potential for harmful asbestos exposure faced by many people who live and work in older buildings, New York City mesothelioma lawyer Joseph W. Belluck said. According to a recent report in the New York Daily News, 100 students …

The American Cancer Society (ACS) estimates that nearly 1.6 million new cases of cancer will be diagnosed in the United States this year.  In addition, 571,950 Americans, or 1,500 people a day, are expected to die from some form of cancer.  Six percent of those cancers, such as mesothelioma that is caused by exposure to …

Stopping tumor growth and preventing metastasis in cancers, especially mesothelioma and lung cancer which are both highly aggressive and resistant to many cancer treatments, is critical for increasing survival in patients.  Now, researchers believe they have found a mechanism that causes lung cancer to re-grow after undergoing chemotherapy leading them to a new approach in …