A vaccine developed to treat tumors caused by ovarian cancer seems to work against mesothelioma tumors as well. Both mesothelioma tumors and ovarian cancer tumors are exteriorly lined with a protein known as mesothelin. This vaccine is designed...
More InfoA New York judge refused to dismiss an asbestos lawsuit in which a man claims his wife was exposed to asbestos that was on his work clothing. Asbestos is typically inhaled while employees work in commercial industries that widely use it...
More InfoIn 2004, the Meso Foundation established an annual Mesothelioma Awareness Day. This year, Mesothelioma Awareness Day is September 26th. The Meso Foundation uses this day to help bring about more attention to this cancer and to raise funds for the...
More InfoThe 2014 report by U.S. New & World Report created rankings for the top 50 specialty hospitals. In the cancer specialty, the top 5 best hospitals included Baltimore’s own Johns Hopkins Hospital. The treatment of mesothelioma is...
More InfoA new study done by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has found some surprising results after studying a group of workers from the boatbuilding industry. The scientists were studying a group of workers from two...
More InfoDue to the fact that mesothelioma goes undiagnosed in hundreds of victims every year, the Mesothelioma Victims Center is encouraging anyone that has had heavy exposure to asbestos to get a chest x-ray annually. Mesothelioma is a rare form of...
More InfoThe July board meeting of the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation was overjoyed as the executive director, Mary Hesdorffer, stated that multiple mesothelioma clinical trials are showing more promising results than ever before. Hesdorffer...
More InfoA new study done by researchers at Toyo University Graduate School of Life Sciences shows that a form of Vitamin E may help limit the growth blood vessels that feed mesothelioma tumors. The version of Vitamin E that the researchers were working...
More InfoMesothelioma doctors, researchers, and patients are relieved to discover that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have reversed their earlier decision against funding the National Mesothelioma Virtual Bank (NMVB). The decision...
More InfoMesothelioma is a rare form of cancer that occurs when a person is exposed to asbestos particles. The cancer typically attacks the lining of the lungs, heart, abdomen, and in rare cases, the testicles. There is no cure for mesothelioma so the...
More InfoA court has upheld the decision of a lower court to aware $8 million each to two widows of men that died from mesothelioma. Dave Konstantin and Ronald Dummitt each contract mesothelioma by being exposed to asbestos at their work places...
More InfoMesothelioma can often go undiagnosed for long periods of time, even decades as it sits in latency in your body. If you worked with asbestos, you may have inhaled it without even realizing it. Asbestos was used in a multitude of applications...
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