Few people know that asbestos, a hazardous mineral, was used extensively in the film industry and was present on the sets of many classic movies. Several films you’ve heard of, and many you haven’t, ...

Schools and universities in several states are dealing with asbestos during building repairs and renovation projects. UNC-Chapel Hill in North Carolina delayed the reopening of part of its Phillips ...

U.S. Navy ships built before 1983 contained asbestos in boiler rooms, engine spaces and sleeping quarters. Sailors exposed to dangerous asbestos fibers may have developed mesothelioma and could ...

Doctors typically start the mesothelioma diagnostic process with a physical exam and imaging tests, then they run blood work and fluid analysis. Still, only a biopsy accurately confirms mesothelioma ...

Mesothelioma isn't a type of lung cancer. They're two distinct diseases. Mesothelioma forms on the thin lining around the lungs, abdomen, heart and testes, the mesothelium. Lung cancer forms inside ...

People with mesothelioma or lung cancer from exposure to asbestos in Alabama can file claims. A top Alabama mesothelioma lawyer can help you navigate complex state laws. Alabama has been home to a ...

Global asbestos consumption remains at about 2 million metric tons per year despite the mineral’s connection to mesothelioma and other cancers. Countries that still use asbestos include Russia, China, ...

Caregivers working as personal care aides, home health aides and nursing assistants provide services for older adults, people living with physical, intellectual or developmental disabilities and ...

In this panel discussion, Dr. Marcel DeSilva from AdventHealth and Dr. Raja Flores from Mount Sinai discuss the complexities of determining surgical candidacy for pleural mesothelioma patients.

A Minnesota couple has won $10.2 million after a jury found that decades of exposure to asbestos-contaminated talc products caused the husband’s mesothelioma diagnosis. The verdict is believed to be ...

A clinical trial testing a new type of cell therapy for mesothelioma is actively recruiting patients at sites across the country, including Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Florida. This is an ...

For 25 years, Libby, Montana’s Center for Asbestos Related Disease clinic, also known as CARD, has helped thousands of people with mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases. But the clinic has ...