Our Boston mesothelioma lawyers know that survival rates for mesothelioma are low because the cancer is difficult to treat and because the cancer is often not diagnosed until it has advanced. Traditional cancer treatments including chemotherapy and radiation can lead to cure under some circumstances or can prolong survival, slow…
Researchers worldwide have been seeking out a treatment and cure for the deadly asbestos-related cancer, mesothelioma. Currently, there is no known cure and victims face a fatal prognosis; however, new research is raising hope for doctors and mesothelioma patients after finding that copper stores may have significant benefits for mesothelioma…
Cancer patients, including those who suffer from mesothelioma, are one of many groups that stand to benefit from the Affordable Care Act. In the United States, it has been common practice for private insurance companies to ban mesothelioma patients because of their “preexisting conditions.” While for some the issue is…
It has been over a decade has passed since the tragedy of September 11, 2001, but for many victims and their families, the most severe consequences are only recently setting in. In addition to the thousands who were lost in this national travesty, over 1,100 people have been diagnosed with…
Mesothelioma Awareness Day has been a large-scale public event throughout the United States since the first campaign was launched in 2005. This year, Mesothelioma Awareness Day was held on September 26th and was declared a success by the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation (Meso Foundation). Our Boston mesothelioma lawyers know that…
Workers who expose unsafe conditions, risks, illegal activity and other misconduct are known as “whistleblowers.” Recently, a nurse was reprimanded for reporting on Facebook and to media sources that he was concerned about safety standards as the hospital where he worked. Specifically, the nurse voiced concerns about asbestos, the dangerous…
Mesothelioma is one of the most dangerous kinds of cancer and in most cases, patients face a terminal prognosis. In a recent report published in Science Daily, there are two groundbreaking trials that may give hope to Mesothelioma patients and their loved ones. While “waiting for a cure” is not…
A Georgia man recently wrote to his local newspaper to detail his experiences having been diagnosed last year with mesothelioma. Given just 14 months to live, the man was referred to a medical specialist in Boston who performed a cutting-edge surgery that involved removing a rib and the pleura, or…
The risk of asbestos exposure in Boston and throughout the country is not simply a thing of the past. While it’s true that many industries and manufacturers have begun to shy away from using the deadly compound due to the enormous legal liabilities, the material remains to this day in…
More than a half a century ago, a teenager from Colorado helped his father insulate the attic above their home with asbestos-containing vermiculite. It was a big job, and he was proud to have helped his father carry it out. Today, he is coping with a diagnosis of peritoneal mesothelioma.…