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Avoid Mesothelioma Risk When Storing Holiday Decorations
But even people who have long since thrown away their asbestos holiday décor could face a mesothelioma risk in their own attics when they access or store their decorations. That is because millions of...
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Construction Workers and Mesothelioma: Is Protection Really Possible?
The study, conducted by researchers in the Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine at Umea University, focused on male Swedish construction workers who had participated in health...
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New Mesothelioma Trial: Radiation for Prevention?
Mesothelioma patients at risk for a serious treatment complication called procedure tract metastasis (PTM) may face a more promising prognosis when the results of a new clinical trial are in. Many...
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Report Highlights Mesothelioma Danger in Home Repairs
A new article published in a Danish medical journal highlights the potential mesothelioma danger of certain kinds of do-it-yourself home repairs. Mesothelioma is a highly aggressive and currently...
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Occupational Risks of Carbon Nanotubes Include Mesothelioma
Are carbon nanotubes the next asbestos? A new report in Occupational Medicine and Health Affairs suggests that the dangers of working with these tiny particles can include lung cancer and deadly...
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Could Your Hairdryer Cause Mesothelioma?
A recent issue of the International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health contains some sobering news for hairstylists. A frightening new report highlights the potential link between the...
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The Mesothelioma Threat in Nevada’s Soil
Environmental asbestos may be to blame for higher-than-expected numbers of mesothelioma cases among younger people and women in Nevada. That conclusion comes from a newly-published report from top...
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Mesothelioma Risk High For Sheet Metal Workers
A 24-year study of more than 17,000 sheet metal workers shows that even indirect exposure to asbestos can be deadly. The study found that these workers are much more likely to die of mesothelioma or...
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Aspirin Slows Mesothelioma Growth by Fighting Inflammation
A group of the world’s top mesothelioma researchers say aspirin may have a role to play in fighting malignant pleural mesothelioma. Aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid or ASA) is an anti-inflammatory drug...
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Mesothelioma Study Explores “Synergistic” Effect between Genes and Asbestos
Mesothelioma, the so-called “asbestos cancer” may not strike randomly. A new study appears to support the idea that genetics can make people more susceptible to it. Asbestos and a similar mineral...
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Mesothelioma Awareness Day Gets a Boost from Social Media
Paul Kraus, Mesothelioma Survivor Victims of mesothelioma and their families are being invited to make their voices and their stories heard on social media in advance of the 11th annual...
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Mesothelioma Awareness Day Shines Spotlight on the Danger of Asbestos
Organizers of the annual Mesothelioma Awareness Day are encouraging patients, families, advocates and those who have lost loved ones to wear blue on Saturday, September 26th to help bring attention to...
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Mesothelioma Patients May Avoid Chemotherapy Rash with This Medicine
Patients undergoing chemotherapy for mesothelioma may avoid the rash associated with the chemotherapy drug pemetrexed if they take a small amount of a corticosteroid drug for the first three days of...
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Could Flaxseed Compound Prevent Mesothelioma?
There is new evidence that an antioxidant compound found in flaxseeds may help in the fight against malignant mesothelioma. Approximately 2,500 new cases of the asbestos cancer are diagnosed in the US...
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Malignant Mesothelioma and the Cancer-Fighting Power of Blue Green Algae
A new study on spirulina and cancer may have implications for people undergoing treatment for malignant pleural mesothelioma. A pair of Chinese food scientists say they have evidence that this...
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Preventing New Tumor “Seeding” After Mesothelioma Biopsy
Doctors in England are testing a method they hope will reduce the likelihood of pleural mesothelioma patients developing new tumors in their chest wall after a biopsy. A tissue sample is required to...
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A New Prevention Strategy for Mesothelioma?
Most people who are diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma, whether it’s the pleural or the peritoneal variety, will undergo treatment with chemotherapy at some point. Unfortunately, by the time...
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Article Raises Specter of Unrecognized Mesothelioma Risk
An asbestos expert in Italy says people who work with another common mineral may also be at risk for deadly malignant mesothelioma and not even know it. Asbestos is recognized as the primary cause of...
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Iron Removal May Reduce Mesothelioma Risk After Asbestos Exposure
Japanese researchers believe they may be on the path to developing a method to help keep people who have been exposed to asbestos from developing deadly malignant mesothelioma. Mesothelioma is an...
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New Evidence of Mesothelioma Risk from Inhaled Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes
Scientists have long suspected that inhaling multi-walled carbon nanotubes could cause malignant mesothelioma, but a new Japanese study appears to prove that it does – at least in rats. Asbestos, a...
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