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Mesothelioma is a terminal lung disease directly related to exposure to asbestos.  Patients diagnosed with mesothelioma often resort to surgical intervention to delay the progress of the disease.  A new study conducted by the Stanford School of Medicine, and published in the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery found that survival rates of mesothelioma patients » Read More

In a recent report conducted by Baird Institute for Applied Heart and Lung Surgical Research in Australia, mesothelioma continues to threaten Americans exposed to asbestos fibers.  The Institute’s research indicates that mesothelioma cases have been declining slowly in the U.S. since 2005, but because Americans are still being exposed to the deadly toxin through home » Read More

A recent study of almost 30,000 firefighters in three metropolitan cities across the United States found that they were two times more likely to develop mesothelioma than the rest of the United States’ population.  The study was conducted by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) in collaboration with the National Cancer Institute » Read More

The Philadelphia mesothelioma lawyers at Brookman, Rosenberg, Brown & Sandler recently learned about a new therapy that may give patients living with mesothelioma some much needed hope.  A new technique has been discovered that might offer physicians a more effective method to identifying and destroying mesothelioma tumor cells. Malignant mesothelioma is a rare and aggressive » Read More