For decades, many manufacturers hid the dangers of asbestos, a carcinogen known to cause serious illnesses like mesothelioma, asbestosis, and other asbestos-related diseases. Despite widespread…
Category: Mesothelioma
Asbestos in Cosmetics: Advocates Call for Stricter Manufacturing Practices to Protect Consumers
For years, experts and consumers have been concerned about the number of popular cosmetics that contain asbestos, a substance known to cause cancers like mesothelioma.…
International Workers Memorial Day 2023 & the Fight Against Asbestos Exposure
Commemorated annually on April 28, International Workers Memorial Day honors the employees who have sustained injuries, become disabled, or lost their lives as a result…
Healthy Lung Month: How to Care for Your Lungs
Each year throughout October, Healthy Lung Month aims to increase awareness of rare lung diseases and emphasize the importance of lung health. More and more…
Anniversary of U.S. Asbestos Ban: Lifted by Courts 2 Years Later
Asbestos is a flameproof but highly dangerous material. It was used for decades in many military and domestic items, from battleships to children's pajamas. It…
EPA Proposes Asbestos Ban, Ending Decades of Inaction on Deadly Carcinogen
Recently, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a rule that would ban the most common type of asbestos still in use in the United…
Fighting for Mesothelioma Victims on Rare Disease Day 2022
Millions of men, women, and children are living with rare diseases, and – perhaps even worse – many of them do not even…
Honor Military Service Members This Week With a National Salute to Veteran Patients
Each year, during the week of February 14, the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) holds its National Salute to Veteran Patients Program. According…
New Treatment Innovation for Mesothelioma Prolongs Overall Survival
New research out of the Annals of Oncology shows that a novel drug-combination therapy could be used to prolong overall survival (OS) in patients living…
