Note: This blog was originally published on September 3, 2020 and was updated on January 23, 2023 with more information regarding mesothelioma quality of life. Mesothelioma is...
Read PostExposure to asbestos has no limitations. It can happen nearly anywhere, mostly due to asbestos being used everywhere for decades. Even your home — yes, your home — may be...
Read PostA Transition Dilemma: One Hospital’s Effort to Improve Post-Treatment Quality of Life
By: Devin Golden
August 13, 2020
Dr. Lara Traeger remembers the exact circumstances of what led to her research. An early-stage lung cancer patient undergoing treatment expressed anxiety and stress regarding the...
Read PostResearch: Stop Leaving Sarcomatoid Mesothelioma Patients Out of Immunotherapy Trials
By: Devin Golden
August 5, 2020
When a clinical trial begins, the researchers in charge will pick specific criteria for their study. These rules may exclude a segment of people, for any number of reasons. A...
Read PostCase of Peritoneal Desmoplastic Mesothelioma Reveals a New Misdiagnosis
By: Devin Golden
July 23, 2020
Mesothelioma cases often aren’t considered mesothelioma cases right away. They’re frequently mistaken for other conditions, usually due to the commonality of mesothelioma...
Read PostServing in the military aboard a Navy ship carries an abundance of tasks and stressors. So it’s fair that asbestos was probably not on the minds of Navy officers and other...
Read PostMesothelioma is widely viewed as a disease of the elderly. The average age of people diagnosed is in the 60s, and few of them are younger than 40. That’s what makes a recent...
Read PostDr. Marcelo DaSilva recalled a story about one of his first mesothelioma patients at AdventHealth in Orlando, Florida. This victim of mesothelioma, from Maryland, was rejected at...
Read PostJohnson & Johnson Baby Powder, Mesothelioma, and the Power of Activism
By: Devin Golden
June 2, 2020
The wheels of progress sometimes turn too slowly for our liking. Sometimes, they appear to not be turning at all. Efforts to bring corporate injustice, maliciousness and greed to...
Read PostThe Environmental Protection Agency’s draft risk evaluation for asbestos will undergo a “peer review” by the Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals. This meeting, which is...
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