Mesothelioma

An experimental drug called RSO-021 kept pleural mesothelioma from growing in two out of three evaluable patients after 12 weeks of treatment in an early clinical trial. The drug works by shutting down an enzyme that mesothelioma cells rely on to survive their own internal stress. It is not approved for general use and is …

September is Mesothelioma Awareness Month, and September 26 is Mesothelioma Awareness Day. The observance exists because mesothelioma is rare, slow to appear, and easy to miss. About 3,000 Americans are diagnosed each year, most of them decades after an asbestos exposure they no longer think about or never knew happened. Awareness is largely about closing …

Mesothelioma is rare, which means most people learn about it only after a diagnosis lands in their family. That gap leaves room for myths to fill in, and some of them can shape decisions in ways that can be counter productive. The belief that mesothelioma is just a kind of lung cancer, that only factory …

Each April, the United States observes mesothelioma awareness week, a designation reaffirmed through Senate Resolution 666. This recognition supports a national effort to improve understanding of asbestos exposure and its long-term health consequences. For many individuals, a mesothelioma diagnosis introduces immediate medical concerns. At the same time, it often raises questions about how exposure occurred. …

Texas has quietly become one of the nation’s most important hubs for mesothelioma treatment. That status isn’t accidental. It’s the result of decades of industrial growth, a high incidence of asbestos-related disease, and the development of world-renowned cancer centers and medical research institutions. If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with mesothelioma, there …