Category: Mesothelioma

United States Senators have shown their support to the rare disease community by introducing the Preserving Access to Orphan Drugs Act of 2011.  The bipartisan legislation is designed to ensure that pharmaceutical companies can continue to develop treatments for all rare diseases without regulatory or financial hurdles.  Mesothelioma, a rare cancer caused by exposure to …

New York mesothelioma attorney Joseph W. Belluck said the predicted surge in mesothelioma deaths in Asia underscores the need for a worldwide ban on asbestos. Mesothelioma, a cancer of the lining of the lungs, is closely linked to breathing asbestos, Belluck said. “It’s no coincidence that an increase in mesothelioma in Asia is anticipated, following …

Many mesothelioma researchers have to rely on funding from private organizations and on donations from the general public to keep their projects active and moving forward.  However, in 2008, the United States Department of Defense (DoD), who is responsible for funding and promoting research on diseases related to military service, began awarding mesothelioma grants.  Since …

Mesothelioma is an asbestos-related cancer that is usually diagnosed in older men – after spending years as trade workers such as insulators, plumbers and pipefitters, electricians and sheet metal workers.  With an extended incubation period, it is often not diagnosed for decades after asbestos exposure.  So when Austin Lacy, a high-school football player from Pasadena, …

Asbestos is a known carcinogen and is proven to cause mesothelioma, a serious cancer resulting from breathing in the asbestos fibers that then become lodged in the thin membrane that lines and encases the lungs.  Exposure to asbestos is also the direct cause of other diseases including respiratory disease, asbestosis and lung cancer. Yet, while …

Belluck & Fox, LLP, a nationally recognized New York law firm that concentrates in the area of asbestos exposure and mesothelioma claims throughout New York State, is utilizing mobile technology to provide victims of mesothelioma and lung cancer a new and simple means of getting help in their fight for justice. By calling **MESO (or …

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. …

The Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation’s annual International Symposium on Malignant Mesothelioma is scheduled for June 23-25, at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC.  The three-day conference is for the entire mesothelioma community, including patients, their families, caregivers and advocates.  The conference offers an opportunity for attendees to have their voices heard on Capitol Hill …

Although to many Americans Memorial Day is a fun-filled weekend signifying the start of summer, Memorial Day is a significant day dedicated to American military men and women who have died in service to the U.S.  With so many soldiers fighting overseas now, Americans should make a special effort today to remember those in U.S history …