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Americans use personal care products, from deodorant to lotions to makeup, every day. We don’t always know what’s in these products and often place our trust in the companies that manufacture them. Unfortunately, these corporations don’t always have the consumer’s best interest in mind. Case-in-point: traces of asbestos, a toxic, microscopic fiber that’s unsafe at … Continued

The latest treatment for mesothelioma patients combines the power of electric currents with platinum-based chemotherapy drugs. New Technology Disrupts Cancer Cell Division Patients have a new weapon in the fight against pleural mesothelioma: Novocure’s TTF-100L™ System. Last month, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the global oncology company’s “Tumor Treating Fields” (TTF) technology for … Continued

It’s not always something people consider when taking a daily prescription or over-the-counter pain reliever, but many medications used in the medical field today are derived from plants. For patients, this raises an important question: can herbal medicine help the body fight cancers like mesothelioma? Botanicals and Cancer Treatment Patients who receive a mesothelioma diagnosis … Continued

An new Phase 1 clinical trial using chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy to attack pleural mesothelioma tumors shows promise for cancer patients.

A new type of immunogene therapy, also called virotherapy, is the subject of a Phase 3 clinical trial for patients diagnosed with pleural mesothelioma.

State and Federal Lawmakers Push to Ban Asbestos in 2019 Legislators in New Jersey have unanimously voted to ban asbestos. A bill that prohibits the sale and distribution of asbestos-containing products passed both the Senate and General Assembly on March 25, 2019, and is now awaiting the governor’s signature. Once the law goes into effect, … Continued

Maggie Rieber and her mother, Robin Roberts, sat at a round table in the middle of a large conference room. In front of her was a small, yellow notepad. Every few minutes, she nodded her head and added another detail to a growing list on the page. “This conference is great,” Rieber said. “The sessions … Continued

Inez St. John thought she was in perfect health, until one day in November 2018. “I was at my daughter’s house, and I ran up the stairs, and I couldn’t breathe,” she says. “I thought I had bronchitis, and I asked them to drop me off a medical clinic.” The clinic was in Pell City, … Continued

More than 12,000 people are suing Johnson & Johnson, claiming the company’s baby powder gave them cancer. Now, the federal government is starting its own investigation.

The medical community may soon have a new resource to help in the fight against mesothelioma: a national patient registry. This year, Congress allocated $1.2 million to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to fund mesothelioma research. The majority of that money will continue to finance the National Mesothelioma Virtual Bank, an organization … Continued