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 …