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Even Minimal Asbestos Exposure May Trigger Mesothelioma in People with Gene...
Asbestos exposure can be deadly for anyone, but new research suggests that some people are more likely to develop mesothelioma after even minimal exposure. Asbestos is a naturally-occurring fibrous...
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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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Study Finds Peritoneal Mesothelioma More Common in Textile Workers
A new report out of Asia finds that one of the rarest types of mesothelioma is “over-represented” in a group of female textile workers exposed to chrysotile asbestos. Chrysotile is one of six fibrous...
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Scientific Evidence That Asbestos Bans Prevent Mesothelioma
There is some hopeful news on the mesothelioma front this week. A new study conducted in Sweden suggests asbestos bans are doing what they are designed to do – reduce the incidence of mesothelioma. As...
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Mesothelioma Not the Only Cancer Threat for Shipbreakers
Mesothelioma is not the only cancer whose incidence is elevated in workers exposed to asbestos. A new Taiwanese study of shipbreakers finds that these workers are more susceptible to a wide range of...
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Protein Marker Linked to Prognosis in Peritoneal Mesothelioma
A cellular marker that helps tell cancer cells to replicate may be used to predict treatment outcomes in people with malignant peritoneal mesothelioma. That conclusion comes from a group of...
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Mesothelioma-Causing Power of Asbestos Lingers Long After Contaminating...
There is more evidence that exposure to asbestos can dramatically increase the lifetime odds of developing malignant mesothelioma, even after a contaminating industry has closed its doors. Researchers...
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Irish Physicians Frustrated by Inadequate Training for Mesothelioma Diagnosis
Do general pulmonologists have the training they need to diagnose an illness as rare and challenging as mesothelioma? There is evidence that, at least in Northern Ireland, they do not. A survey...
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Beyond Mesothelioma: Asbestos Linked to Digestive Cancers
Scientists have long known that mesothelioma, an aggressive cancer that affects the membrane around organs, is not the only cancer linked to asbestos exposure. Numerous studies have also found a link...
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Peritoneal Mesothelioma Rates Higher in Italy’s Asbestos-Producing Regions
Some Italian workers are paying a high price for Italy’s former position as the top European producer of asbestos. According to a new study in the American Journal of Industrial Medicine, both men and...
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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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Could Other Gene Mutations Be Behind Mesothelioma?
A mutation of the BAP1 gene may not be the only reason mesothelioma can sometimes run in families. A more complex genetic picture may also help explain why some asbestos-exposed workers get the...
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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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Asbestos Building Products Expected to Cause Thousands of Korean Mesothelioma...
Asbestos containing products are expected to claim the lives of as many as 3,400 people from mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases in Korea by 2036. The predicted mesothelioma deaths are...
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The Challenge of Diagnosing Malignant Mesothelioma
The case of a Japanese man whose mesothelioma went undetected until it claimed his life seven months later highlights the need for better and earlier mesothelioma diagnosis. The man is the subject of...
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Biomarkers for Mesothelioma Diagnosis and Prognosis
Identifying mesothelioma biomarkers may be the key to diagnosing the asbestos cancer earlier and determining the most effective mesothelioma treatments. Biomarkers are biological signposts found in...
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Mesothelioma Risk is Higher Near Natural Asbestos
There is more evidence that where you live affects your risk of contracting deadly malignant mesothelioma. A recent study conducted by a team of Turkish researchers found that people who live closest...
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BAP1 Gene Mutation and Mesothelioma Prognosis
Mesothelioma patients with a certain kind of hereditary gene mutation may have better survival odds than mesothelioma patients without this familial cancer link. Having a mutation in the BAP1 tumor...
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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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Mesothelioma of “Unknown” Cause: Asbestos May Still Be the Culprit
A new Italian study suggests that many cases of mesothelioma with “unknown” asbestos exposure may not be so mysterious after all. Asbestos (and a similar mineral called erionite) is the top cause of...
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