The Mesothelioma Guide Blog

Two of the emerging treatment options for mesothelioma are evolutions of other methods. “Extended” pleurectomy/decortication surgery is a more aggressive version of the...

Immunotherapy is already approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a first-line treatment for unresectable pleural mesothelioma. It’s also a promising option...

Stephan Schmidheiny, a former primary shareholder in the cement production company Eternit Italia, has been sentenced to 12 years in jail on aggravated manslaughter charges linked...

There has been an ongoing discussion surrounding the use of radiation therapy for mesothelioma. The treatment is mostly viewed as a secondary option to surgery, immunotherapy and...

The immunotherapy drug Keytruda combined with chemotherapy improved survival for people with pleural mesothelioma compared to standard of care chemotherapy. Keytruda, which is the...

Dr. Daniel Labow, one of the top peritoneal mesothelioma doctors in the world, has joined the team at Nuvance Health in Danbury, Connecticut. According to an article on the...

Update (07/31/2023): Johnson & Johnson’s bankruptcy case was dismissed by a federal judge in New Jersey. This is another setback to Johnson & Johnson and positive...

A fire at a warehouse storing recycled plastics last month in Indiana has raised concerns about asbestos exposure, according to numerous news outlets. The fear of asbestos has led...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a fast track designation to a CAR T-cell therapy for malignant mesothelioma. The FDA granted this designation to the CAR T-cell...

Update (10/27/2023): The seventh Philadelphia school in 2023 closed due to asbestos. According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, Southwark Elementary School closed in October. Most...