Month: May 2016

Those diagnosed with mesothelioma have three standard treatments available to them. They are:-- Surgery -- Radiation-- ChemotherapyWith surgery, there are a few different options, depending upon the stage of the cancer as well as its location.Surgeons can excise the...

One of the deadliest aspects of asbestos exposure is the extremely long latency period between the actual exposure and the manifestation of the disease in those suffering from it. The disease can lie dormant for anywhere from 10-40 years.When the symptoms begin to...

When doctors give patients diagnoses of malignant pleural mesothelioma, there is little good news associated with the disease. Yet one statistical model may potentially predict the patients who are could benefit the most from surgical intervention.Factors that...

Mesothelioma is an aggressive and fast-moving cancer most commonly associated with asbestos exposure. When it first emerged in the national consciousness in the late 70s and early 80s, the prognosis was never good. Most mesothelioma victims could expect to live...

For most of the 20th century, asbestos was widely used in the U.S. Navy, both in the shipyards were the vessels were built and onboard in a wide array of applications. This resulted in widespread asbestos exposure among Navy veterans, in many cases leading to...