While CAR T-cell therapy has been successful in treating blood and bone-marrow cancers, a new trial is targeting the treatment's effectiveness against peritoneal mesothelioma.
The cost of treating mesothelioma
Mesothelioma is a difficult diagnosis to understand and deal with. The average mesothelioma patient lives less than five years after being diagnosed. Mesothelioma is a deadly and aggressive cancer.
This biomarker could better stage and treat mesothelioma
Researchers may have found a better way to identify the severity of malignant pleural mesothelioma, or MPM.
How asbestos causes cancer
You likely already know that asbestos dust causes cancer. Still, few people outside of those with a diagnosis of mesothelioma understand why that is. And while researchers have a very good knowledge of how asbestos causes mesothelioma, there is room to further develop our understanding of the underlying mechanisms.
The benefits of using a national law firm for your meso claim
Our firm recently published a SlideShare documenting the benefits of using a law firm with national reach when pursuing compensation after a mesothelioma diagnosis.
You have until February to make a Libby asbestos claim
Anyone exposed to asbestos from the Libby vermiculite mine should speak to a lawyer immediately
Talcum powder asbestos lawsuit underway in New Jersey
In what may prove to be a landmark case for victims of mesothelioma, opening statements recently began in New Jersey's first lawsuit focused on Johnson & Johnson talcum powder products.
Miraculous mesothelioma surgery saves woman's life
After a marathon 10-hour surgery, perhaps the youngest woman to ever contract and overcome asbestos-related cancer may still enjoy motherhood.
Decades after being banned, asbestos is still claiming lives
Even though many types of asbestos-containing materials have been banned in the U.S. since the 1970s, people are still getting sick and suffering from deadly conditions because of this hazardous substance. If fact, while asbestos use has declined sharply over the last four decades, instances of mesothelioma-related deaths has actually increased.
Did your housemate bring asbestos home from work? Their employer may be liable.
Thanks to a recent decision by the California Supreme Court, mesothelioma victims in the Golden State now have additional legal protections available if they were ever exposed to asbestos by their housemates.
