Mesothelioma is a rare, severe cancer that usually affects tissue that lines your lungs. But mesothelioma isn’t caused by smoking. It’s usually the result of exposure to a mineral called asbestos.

Could immunotherapy, a type of cancer treatment that uses your body’s own immune system to fight tumors, help people with mesothelioma? Early research shows benefits for this hard-to-treat form of ...

We asked Dr. Raja Flores, an expert in the study and treatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma, about this aggressive form of lung cancer. Flores is based at Mt. Sinai in New York City and over the ...

After being used since the 1940s in various industries, asbestos is now linked to severe health risks, including asbestosis, lung cancer and mesothelioma. Mesothelioma is a rare and insidious type of ...

Cancer biotech Vivace Therapeutics is tuning up for a phase 3 trial after its potential first-in-class small molecule scored a 32% objective response rate in patients with treatment-resistant ...

Mesothelioma, a rare and aggressive cancer primarily caused by asbestos exposure, poses significant challenges not only treatment but also in the quality of life for patients and their families. Given ...

September 29, 2011 (Stockholm, Sweden) — The largest randomized phase 3 study ever conducted in patients with advanced malignant pleural mesothelioma has failed; no survival benefit was seen with ...

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in 2020, the latest year for which this data is available, 2,681 new cases of mesothelioma were reported in the United States, and ...

Mesothelioma, a cancer linked to asbestos exposure, is a significant threat to veterans, including in areas like Erie County. Veterans are especially vulnerable due to potential prolonged asbestos ...