Mesothelioma

Austrian researchers have uncovered a potentially promising new treatment for malignant pleural mesothelioma: trabectedin, a chemotherapy medication already in use against other cancers. Interestingly enough, the drug, which goes by the brand Yondelis, is naturally occurring in the Caribbean sea cucumber, but can be synthetically produced for use in chemotherapy. The Challenge of Mesothelioma Treatment [...]

Recently in June, a study yielded promising results for mesothelioma patients waiting for viable treatment options. Nearly half of the participants saw stabilization of tumor growth occur during the 12-week study, after taking Avelumab for their malignant mesothelioma. According to the Surviving Mesothelioma website, Avelumab is an experimental, anti-PD-L1 (programmed death-ligand 1) drug. PD-L1 is a [...]

Mesothelioma is a devastating cancer caused by asbestos exposure. In many instances, the exposure does not happen just once – it takes place over time. Prolonged asbestos exposure is likely to happen to an employee who works around the substance, day after day. While people usually envision a construction worker or pipefitter handling such materials [...]

If you are a retired blue collar worker, you might be thinking that workplace asbestos exposure is no longer a concern. Despite not working around the substance day after day anymore, past exposure can still cause you problems today or in the future. Have you held one of these three positions in your lifetime? If [...]

If you are a worker who has been diagnosed with an asbestos-related disease, like mesothelioma, you might be entitled to compensation for your pain and suffering, medical bills, and more. In many cases, 20th-century workers in blue-collar occupations came into contact with asbestos at their place of work. Raw asbestos fibers have been worked into [...]

At first glance, the process described and central findings posited in a recent asbestos-related study might seem more than a bit technical and abstruse, but the bottom line is actually quite simple. And that is this, say researchers from the University of Pennsylvania: There is more than one way to prepare asbestos fibers for industrial [...]

While everyone has their own unique story to tell, some stories sound remarkably similar to one another. That’s especially true when it comes to individuals with occupational illnesses like mesothelioma. Mesothelioma is caused by exposure to asbestos, which has had a long history of industrial and construction uses in the United States. That’s why so [...]

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With recent news reports indicating that several clinical trials show promise in treating mesothelioma, let’s take a look at several common myths and misconceptions about this aggressive asbestos-related cancer. Mesothelioma is only caused by long-term asbestos exposure — Although mesothelioma has a long latency period, the initial exposure to asbestos does not need to be [...]