The Mesothelioma Guide Blog

Scientists found a link between expression levels of a specific protein and survival of people with mesothelioma. According to research published in the medical journal Cancers,...

UPDATE (07/01/2024); This article was updated with information on how much each state receives in the Johnson & Johnson talc cancer settlement. The amounts for each state are...

There are three cell types of the rare cancer called mesothelioma, and sarcomatoid mesothelioma is the most aggressive of the three. The average survival for people diagnosed with...

Johnson & Johnson is again on the wrong end of an extraordinary mesothelioma lawsuit. The health and beauty conglomerate was hit with a $260 million verdict in a mesothelioma...

Update (12/02/2024): A Connecticut Superior Court judge increased the verdict to $22.5 million after adding $7.5 million in punitive damages in November 2024. The family of a man...

Update (09/18/2024): The FDA approved Keytruda as a first-line treatment of unresectable, malignant pleural mesothelioma in September 2024. Years after the U.S. Food and Drug...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in May approved an immunotherapy for a deadly type of lung cancer. The treatment, called Imdelltra (generic name tarlatamab), is a...

Update: (06/04/2024): This blog article was updated with the news of cancer victims filing a class action lawsuit Johnson & Johnson for fraud related to the company’s...

Exposure to asbestos is proven to cause several types of cancer, including mesothelioma, lung cancer and ovarian cancer. Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral that can...

Ben Nye, the popular Hollywood makeup artist, filed for bankruptcy as it faces cancer lawsuits related to its talc makeup products. The company is filing bankruptcy to reorganize...