Malignant mesothelioma occurs most often in people who worked around asbestos — typically, decades earlier. Research has identified other causes too. Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center offers comprehensive ...

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 ...

Los Angeles, CA / ACCESSWIRE / July 17, 2014 / ResearchMesotheliomaCancer.com, a website that is devoted to helping mesothelioma patients and their families learn all they can about the serious form ...

Q: Which doctor should I consult if I have symptoms suggestive of mesothelioma? A: You should first visit a general practitioner who will refer you to a specialist such as a chest specialist or an ...

Workers’ compensation is available to anyone who has been injured on the job. Asbestos exposure in the workplace is the number one cause of mesothelioma. Whether … ...

Capsaicin, the compound in chili peppers which gives them their spicy taste, may become a source of new, natural drugs for the hard-to-treat Mesothelioma type of cancer. Mesothelioma is a very ...

Chicago and Madrid, June 1st 2015: PharmaMar today announced data from a Phase 2 study in patients with sarcomatoid/biphasic malignant pleural mesothelioma showing that 41.2% (95% CI: 18.4-67.1) of ...

Older age is the main risk factor for cancer. This largely reflects cell DNA damage accumulating over time. Damage can result from biological processes or from exposure to risk factors. This page ...

Mesothelioma is not among the 20 most common cancers in the UK, accounting for less than 1% of all new cancer cases (2017-2019).[1-5 ] In females in the UK, mesothelioma is not among the 20 most ...