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Mesothelioma & Lung Cancer Death Rates Rising Despite Asbestos Bans
According to research presented at a recent World Conference on Lung Cancer, there are more than 200,000 mesothelioma and asbestos-related lung cancer deaths around the world each year, despite international actions to ban asbestos. The analysis revealed that the absolute number of global asbestos-related deaths continues increasing, and highlighted persistent challenges in reducing occupational cancer
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Mesothelioma Preventions Strengthen in Europe as U.S. Lags Behind
Mesothelioma and asbestos-related cancer prevention saw major progress in Europe, as the European Commission adopted comprehensive new measures to better protect workers from asbestos exposure. Included in the advancements are guidelines for significantly lowering occupational exposure limits and an updated list of workplace asbestos-related diseases eligible for compensation, including several types of cancer.
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Beyond Mesothelioma & Lung Cancer, Experts Add Autoimmune Diseases to Asbestos Impacts
Mesothelioma and asbestos-related lung cancer are well-established results of asbestos exposure, but for residents of Libby, Montana, high levels of exposure have led to additional outcomes. According to a gathering of renowned physicians and scientists who met there in June 2025, the amphibole asbestos that came from the Libby mines has also been associated with
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Could Nutrition Targeting Mesothelioma Tumor Metabolism Impact Prognosis?
Several studies have suggested that mesothelioma patients may experience better outcomes through approaches that combine targeted drugs with precision nutrition. There is a field of emerging oncology research that views the food patients eat as a way to exploit the rare form of cancer’s metabolic vulnerabilities.
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Can Asbestos Exposure Explain Rising Lung Cancer in Never-Smokers?
There’s been a dramatic and alarming increase in lung cancer being diagnosed among people who’ve never smoked cigarettes, and researchers are beginning to suspect that asbestos may be to blame. While the toxic mineral has long been associated with mesothelioma and other occupational diseases, there is growing evidence that occupational exposure may be creating a whole
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Study Finds Mesothelioma & Lung Cancer Screening Should Expand to Age-based Model
Currently, lung cancer screening guidelines exclude two-thirds of patients who develop these diseases and entirely miss those unaware of their mesothelioma risk. That’s what a Northwestern Medicine study of nearly 1,000 consecutive lung cancer patients found: Only 35 percent of people diagnosed with the critical illness would have qualified for screening under current U.S. Preventive
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Ohio Homeowner’s Viral Asbestos Discovery Highlights Home Renovation Dangers
A homeowner’s viral TikTok video showing asbestos-containing floor tiles beneath carpet in her 1890s Ohio home has sparked widespread conversations about the likelihood of the toxic material being hidden in older properties. Though Lora Current, 24, didn’t initially recognize the green tiles as a potential hazard, her followers warned her about asbestos exposure and the
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Louisiana Court Rejects Avondale’s Immunity Defenses in Mesothelioma Case
After Ronald Marcella died of mesothelioma in October 2023, his family filed a lawsuit against Huntington Ingalls Incorporated (Avondale Shipyard), accusing the company of having failed to warn workers about asbestos dangers or implement safety precautions. Mr. Marcella had worked at the shipyard from 1962 to 1964, and Avondale responded to the claim in the
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Asbestos Tile Manufacturer Fails in Attempt to Evade Mesothelioma Liability
Mesothelioma victim Jon Widercrantz filed a personal injury lawsuit against multiple companies whose asbestos he blames for his illness, including asbestos tile manufacturer American Biltrite Inc. (ABI). The company filed a petition to have the case against it dismissed, asserting that asbestos released from its tiles would not have been distinguishable from ambient air exposure
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Three Indicted After Asbestos Violations at Nursing Home Raise Mesothelioma Fears
Though asbestos use has largely been discontinued in the United States, mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases remain serious health threats from legacy asbestos that has been in place for decades. This is particularly true when those responsible for safety fail to follow proper protocols, as was the case at a Missouri long-term care facility. A
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Immunotherapy Study Shows 22% Improved Survival in Mesothelioma
According to research published in the Journal of Chemotherapy, mesothelioma patients receiving immunotherapy showed significantly improved survival compared to the traditional first-line chemotherapy treatment. The study involved a comprehensive analysis of seven clinical trials involving 2,549 patients, and it revealed a 22 percent reduction in death risk among patients with the rare and fatal asbestos-related disease.
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Baltimore Woman Awarded $1.5 Billion Mesothelioma Award in J&J Talc Case
Cherie Craft used Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder every day of her life until being diagnosed with peritoneal mesothelioma in January 2024. The 54-year-old mother of five and Baltimore nonprofit founder filed suit against the company, leading to a record $1.5 billion jury award.
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Johnson & Johnson Ordered to Pay $65.5 Million to Mom with Mesothelioma
After a 13-day trial, a Minnesota jury has ordered consumer giant Johnson & Johnson to pay $65.5 million to a young victim diagnosed with pleural mesothelioma. At just 37 years old, Anna Jean Houghton Carley is an unusually young victim of the rare asbestos-related disease. She blames years of using the company’s baby powder for
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Diagnosis Methods May Miss Thousands of Asbestos-Related Lung Cancer Cases
Research conducted in Japan is raising questions about how many American lung cancer patients’ illnesses may be caused by occupational asbestos exposure and could be eligible for compensation from personal injury lawsuits or asbestos bankruptcy trusts. Japanese scientists found that two percent of the country’s lung cancer patients actually have asbestos-related lung cancer (ARLC) and
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Veteran Diagnosed with Mesothelioma after Decades-long Welding Career
An 81-year-old Navy veteran and his wife are seeking justice after he was recently diagnosed with mesothelioma. Richard Todd was diagnosed in June 2025 after decades of asbestos exposure starting with his naval aviation service aboard the USS Randolph from 1964 to1968, automotive repair, and nearly 30 years as a welder.
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Italian Researchers Find Mesothelioma Tumors Can Transform Their Own Cells
Mesothelioma researchers from Milan, Italy, have discovered that mesothelioma cells can transform themselves into fibroblast-like cells within their tumors. Their findings challenge the conventional understanding of how the rare cancer’s microenvironment forms and functions.
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Mesothelioma Advocates Cheered by $40 Million Johnson & Johnson Ovarian Cancer Verdict
Mesothelioma advocates are encouraged by the outcome of a closely watched lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson. A California jury awarded ovarian cancer victims Monica Kent and Deborah Schultz a combined $40 million verdict, agreeing that the company knew for years that its talc-based baby powder product was dangerous but failed to warn consumers about the
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Lawsuit Blaming Johnson & Johnson Talc for Ovarian Cancer Goes to Los Angeles Jury
In a case that’s been closely watched by mesothelioma victims across the country, a Los Angeles jury is about to decide whether talc in Johnson & Johnson’s Baby Powder is responsible for two cases of ovarian cancer. Closing arguments presented yesterday signaled that the decision is about to be handed to the jury for deliberations.
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Pembrolizumab-Lenvatinib Combination Delivers 60% Response Rate in Mesothelioma Patients
Mesothelioma patients whose disease progressed after receiving a first-line treatment of nivolumab plus ipilimumab achieved a 60 percent objective response rate when treated with second-line pembrolizumab plus lenvatinib therapy. Dutch researchers report that twenty patients experienced a median progression-free survival of 6.9 months and disease control rates of 90 percent at 3 months and 52.6
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Do Popular Medications Present a Mesothelioma Risk?
Recent years have seen growing concerns about cosmetic talc’s role in causing mesothelioma. But talc’s use in consumer products extends far beyond body powders. Talc is found in four of the ten most commonly used medications in the United States, leading experts to question the FDA’s withdrawal of a proposed rule requiring cosmetic manufacturers to
