The Mesothelioma Guide Blog

One of the keys to achieving a long survival with mesothelioma is getting treatment from a top cancer center. These medical institutions have mesothelioma specialists, offer...

Immunotherapy for mesothelioma is most effective when a combination of two drugs are used to thwart two mechanisms of mesothelioma cells. Another study confirms that durvalumab,...

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...