Patients diagnosed with mesothelioma whose bodies respond to the cancer with systemic inflammation have lower survival rates, according to Chinese researchers in a recent clinical study. Those researchers linked systemic inflammation known as SII to a lower rate of survival … Continued

FDA recently approved an electricity-based mesothelioma treatment called Tumor Treating Fields (NovoTTF-100L) that has been FDA approved along with regular chemotherapy for mesothelioma. It is the first new cancer treatment for pleural mesothelioma since Alimta was approved in 2004. (survivingmesothelioma.com) … Continued

The case of a mesothelioma patient in Spain could suggest that having a hard time swallowing could be a rare, early sign of mesothelioma. Mesothelioma is a very serious cancer that begins in the thin membrane that lines the chest … Continued

A recent clinical study found that patients with pleural mesothelioma who received prophylactic irradiation after having a chest wall procedure did not enjoy a clinical benefit, per an open-label, multicenter, phase 3 clinical trial. The clinical trial results were published … Continued

A new clinical study on the link between cancer and diet contains vital information for patients who are trying to survive mesothelioma, a deadly cancer affecting the lining of the lungs. The clinical study was conducted by clinical researchers at … Continued

A jury in New York state ordered J&J to pay $300 million in punitive damages to a woman and her husband who claimed the company’s baby powder led to her mesothelioma, a serious cancer of the lung lining and surrounding … Continued

In the last three decades, the link between mesothelioma and asbestos exposure has become clear. There have been thousands of victims of mesothelioma who have talked about playing near asbestos piles and products containing asbestos near their homes as a … Continued

A jury in New York this week awarded $25 million in damages to a 66 year old woman who blamed her baby powder product for her pleural mesothelioma. Donna Olson and her husband filed the personal injury lawsuit in 2017. … Continued

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Ann Finch lost her spouse Franklin to mesothelioma in 2017, just a few months after he was diagnosed with the deadly cancer. In October, 2018, a North Carolina jury at the federal level awarded her $32 million in damages. It … Continued