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• Researchers Indicate That New Drug Shows Promise in Treating Mesothelioma

  February 21, 2024

  Katherine McDaniel

  A new study suggests that a new mesothelioma treatment shows some promise at extending the lives of those who develop the deadly asbestos exposure-related cancer.

• Talc Mesothelioma Lawsuit Ends In $4.8M Verdict For Veteran Who Used Old Spice Talcum Powder

  April 21, 2021

  Irvin Jackson

  A California jury awarded $4.8 million to a man who says he developed mesothelioma after using Old Spice talcum powder for more than 20 years.

• Yondelis May Be New Mesothelioma Treatment Option, Researchers Say

  August 16, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  An existing cancer drug may prove effective in the treatment of mesothelioma, a new study indicates.

• EPD Surgery for Mesothelioma May Actually Decrease Lung Function: Study

  April 7, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  The findings of a new study indicate that early-stage mesothelioma patients do not benefit from a procedure to remove the pleural linking from the lungs.

• Mesothelioma Drug Delivery System May Impact Effectiveness

  March 26, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  New research has found a novel way of using the cancer drug Alimta to treat mesothelioma tumors.

• Long-Term Mesothelioma Survival Factors Reviewed in New Research

  September 10, 2014

  Irvin Jackson

  Researchers say they cannot tie mesothelioma survival rates to one particular treatment or drug.

• Mesothelioma Survival Rates Longer for Women, Than Men: Study

  June 24, 2014

  Irvin Jackson

  Women are three times as likely to live five years or longer with mesothelioma than men, and researchers say they need to find out why.

• Mesothelioma May Be Caused By Even Low Asbestos Exposure: Study

  January 3, 2014

  Irvin Jackson

  Even low levels of asbestos exposure can lead to mesothelioma and other forms of cancer, according to the findings of a new study.

• Pleural Mesothelioma Diagnosis May Be Improved by Biomarker Identified

  October 11, 2012

  Irvin Jackson

  Researchers are cautiously optimistic that a new means of detecting pleural mesothelioma biomarkers could improve diagnosis methods. 

• New York Pleural Mesothelioma Lawsuit Results in $32M Verdict

  August 19, 2011

  Staff Writers

  A former U.S. Navy boiler tender diagnosed with mesothelioma has been awarded $32 million in an asbestos lawsuit.