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When discussing the extreme risk of asbestos exposure, malignant mesothelioma gets the lion’s share of attention. But a just-published study by Italian researchers suggests that the rare, terminal disease is only part of the story. In looking at the number of asbestos-exposed workers who died of lung cancer and comparing it to the number of

In the United States, mesothelioma victims whose asbestos exposure occurred while doing government work can only effectively seek compensation from the suppliers of the asbestos-contaminated materials – the government is shielded from responsibility. That is not the case in other areas of the world, and last week Japan’s health ministry announced that it would be

There are  many important differences between malignant mesothelioma and lung cancer, but when a patient first presents with symptoms it can be very hard to tell one from the other. This is a problem because the two diseases are very different, and time spent trying to tell exactly which disease a patient has is treatment time

When it comes to cancer treatment and outcomes, every day seems to bring new innovations and improvements. But according to a recently published study from a respected research cooperative of Spanish oncologists, patients diagnosed with malignant pleural mesothelioma continue to face steep challenges and grim overall survival times.

When mesothelioma and asbestos lung cancer victims file lawsuits against those responsible for their illness, their attorneys warn them to expect the worst from the asbestos companies and those companies’ attorneys. Just as the companies put profits over people when they exposed workers to asbestos-contaminated products, they will say and do almost anything to avoid

When researchers at the 2019 World Conference on Lung Cancer announced they’d seen positive results from a new early lung cancer detection tool, it raised the hopes of mesothelioma physicians around the world. The rare and fatal form of lung cancer caused by exposure to asbestos is notoriously difficult to treat, and one of the

The scientific community has determined that exposure to asbestos dramatically increases the risk that cigarette smokers will be diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma, and the same is true of lung cancer. Yet despite incontrovertible evidence in support of this connection, Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail) argued in court against its responsibility for a longtime railroad worker’s diagnosis

When people are first diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma or other asbestos-related diseases, they’re often shocked to learn that they were exposed to asbestos by iconic companies like Ford Motor Company. That is exactly what happened to John Decastro, who was diagnosed with lung cancer after years of having maintained his Ford vehicles, whose parts were

One of the first things that a mesothelioma victim is told after their diagnosis is that the disease has a very short life expectancy. Some are told to get their affairs in order, while others may have a prognosis that promises a year, perhaps two. The medical community has been striving to find better treatment