Mesothelioma News

Immigrant Barber’s Mesothelioma Lawsuit Against Talc Company Permitted to Proceed

Published on July 21, 2020

Before he died of malignant mesothelioma, Vincent Luca recounted a history of exposure to asbestos that tracked his lifelong career…

Spanish Lung Cancer Group Publishes Updated Summary of Mesothelioma Patient Outcomes

Published on July 20, 2020

When it comes to cancer treatment and outcomes, every day seems to bring new innovations and improvements. But according to…

New Zealand Scientists Warn of Mesothelioma Risk from Construction Projects

Published on July 17, 2020

The city of Auckland in New Zealand is experiencing unprecedented economic expansion, but the new construction going on to accommodate…

Study Reveals That MRI Is Superior to CT at Assessing Peritoneal Mesothelioma’s Invasiveness

Published on July 16, 2020

Patients diagnosed with malignant peritoneal mesothelioma generally experience longer survival times than do those with malignant pleural mesothelioma, and much…

GPS for Cancer Could Aid Mesothelioma Research

Published on July 15, 2020

The more researchers understand about how malignant mesothelioma gains a foothold and then spreads throughout the body, the better they…

More Than 100 Physicians Now Certified to Prescribe Tumor Treating Fields for Mesothelioma

Page Updated on July 17, 2020

In May of 2019, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the NovoTTF-100L System for the treatment of unresectable malignant…

Physician with Mesothelioma Wins Legal Case Against UK’s National Health Service

Published on July 13, 2020

A 44-year-old United Kingdom physician who was diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma two years ago has won her legal case against…

Italian Studies Reveal Shortcomings of PET/CT for Identifying Malignant Mesothelioma

Published on July 10, 2020

Malignant mesothelioma is challenging for many reasons. The rare and fatal asbestos-related form of cancer is only diagnosed in approximately…

Court Decides Trial Judge Wrongly Denied Evidence Request in Mesothelioma Trial

Published on July 09, 2020

A mesothelioma widow will have another day in court after three judges on Pennsylvania’s Superior Court ruled that a Philadelphia…

Study Reveals Treatment and Survival Disparities Between Men and Women with Mesothelioma

Published on July 08, 2020

Women diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma are known to experience significantly longer overall survival times than their male counterparts. Yet a…