A mesothelioma diagnosis can send ripples across your life, and that of everyone in you family. It’s a scary time, and the uncertainty of the future can leave you feeling completely overwhelmed. You might have financial concerns, worries about any pain that you may...
Mesothelioma is a rare type of cancer. Still, many workers suffer from it because they were exposed to asbestos, a natural but dangerous substance that is still used nowadays in different industries. If you believe or know you had asbestos exposure, it would be in...
As any reader of this blog knows, we specialize in helping mesothelioma victims and their families, and it is a common topic on this blog. To that end, a new treatment may now be available for mesothelioma patients, at least according to a new study. The therapy...
Once again, U.S. lawmakers are trying to create a national patient registry for mesothelioma. Doing so would allow physicians nationwide to share information that could help with the treatment and research of the disease. Known as the Mary Jo Lawyer Spano Mesothelioma...
People in the Pacific Northwest work many different types of jobs. People may work in offices, construction, in the medical field, in education, at restaurants, on ships and in shipyards, in the paper industry, in warehouses and many other types of jobs. When people...
A diagnosis of mesothelioma is usually considered a death sentence. The disease affects the cells of the tissue lining in the abdomen known as the mesothelium. Modern medical science has not developed a cure for mesothelioma, and most victims die from it within a few...
The dangers of secondary exposure to asbestos are well known, and a recent decision by a South Carolina jury reaffirms that with an exclamation point. The family of a woman who died from mesothelioma was awarded $32 million in a lawsuit filed against Chicago-based...
Many people in the Pacific Northwest have heard of the serious cancer called mesothelioma. It is a type of cancer that people who have worked in shipyards, been in the navy, etc. may develop in their lifetime. It is almost always caused by asbestos exposure and those...
A U.S. lawmaker from Montana may be the key for the country to finally get on track toward banning asbestos, a flame-resistant mineral that causes the almost always fatal disease mesothelioma. Sen. Steve Daines, a Republican, is currently helping work on legislation...
Mesothelioma is a malignant tumor that usually forms inside the lining of the lungs, abdomen or heart, and is almost always attributable to asbestos exposure. Malignant mesothelioma occurs in the mesothelium, which is the thin layer of tissue that covers most internal...
