A new Tri-Modality approach to Mesothelioma treatment can help increase the chance of survival, lead by the medial research team at New York's Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

A former aerospace engineer was just awarded $8.8 Million Dollars by a jury for the high levels of exposure he he received during the mid-1950's testing components used to build helicopters for the Vietnam War.

Two clinical trials of LMB-100, a next generation immunotoxin, in patients with mesothelioma and pancreatic cancer are currently underway at the CCR.

An asbestos liability jury verdict has been upheld by a New York appellate court, which said there is ample evidence to support the jury’s finding that a steel and piping company played a role in causing a former manufacturing worker’s mesothelioma and lung cancer.

A major brakes manufacturer has been found guilty of negligent and responsible for more than $5.8 million in damages for exposing workers to hazardous asbestos materials in California.

Learn the history of asbestos and how it became widely used in North America throughout the early 20th Century and how this may effect you or a loved one.

A Mesothelioma diagnosis can be devastating but, learning these 5 key items you can help patients, family and friends manage their disease and provide them with the best quality of life.

Learn more about early detection of Mesothelioma and new tests to help identify the disease if you have ever been exposed to asbestos.

While the use of asbestos has been drastically cut down on and heavily regulated the amount of deaths from Mesothelioma are still on the rise.

While there is no cure for Mesothelioma, palliative care can help manage treatment and the effects that come along with cancer treatment including pain. Using acupuncture therapy, studies have shown acupuncture can help relieve some of the side effects.

Galinpepimut-S will be entering into phase III trials in the second half of 2017 for mesothelioma patients, and has shown encouraging results. Learn more about Sellas Life Sciences Group developed Galinpepimut-S.

Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Florida, is currently seeking participants for a Phase 2 study for mesothelioma patients. Learn about this new study and how patients diagnosed with mesothelioma can locate other studies to participate in.

One of the largest verdicts in California history was just handed down for an asbestos case against a major manufacturer of building materials.

If you worked in the dental industry from the 1930s to the 1970s, you may have been exposed to asbestos. Dental lining tape used during this time period contained a small amount of asbestos that could be dentists at risk for mesothelioma.

New drug called Avelumab or Bavencio, is currently under clinical investigation for more than a dozen different types of cancer, including Mesothelioma. Results from initial trials showed 10 percent of patients, Avelumab reduced tumor size and 47.2 percent showed stable disease.

Most people believe that exposure to asbestos only occurs when people come in direct contact with it at work. This is not always the case. Exposure can occur in the community, in the home, schools, and other structures, and yes, through second hand exposure.

EPA now stepping in to help assist in the asbestos cleanup process of a closed Pillsbury Mills plant in Springfield, Illinois.

Could robotic surgery be the future of mesothelioma treatment? Florida doctor, Dr. Farid Gharagozloo has performed the first successful robotic extrapleural pneumonectomy (EPP), increasing the chances that the cancer is removed completely, blood loss is decreased and the risks of infection and death are lowered.

Learn how identity thieves can target mesothelioma victims through the proposed Furthering Asbestos Claims Transparency (FACT) Act of 2017.

Between the 1940's and the 1970's asbestos was used extensively in schools in building materials, and while high amounts have been removed it will never be eliminated from all of America's schools.

Studies have show that the combination of smoking and asbestos exposure poses a greater threat than smoking alone or asbestos exposure alone. Learn the symptoms of ling cancer and how they are similar to pleural mesothelioma.

The importance of evaluating your risk for exposure to asbestos and getting tested for Mesothelioma. The earlier Mesothelioma is caught the more treatment options and the better the outcome. Learn how you can evaluate risk, learn about symptoms and more.

If you think you have found asbestos in your home follow these three tips from experts to safe.

Research has discovered that individuals who carry a mutation in a gene called BAP1 are susceptible to developing Mesothelioma and Melanoma of the eye, risks after exposure to asbestos significantly increases.

Find out how automotive mechanics can be potentially exposed to the deadly substance, asbestos without evening knowing it.

Former steamfitter diagnosed with Mesothelioma after being exposed to asbestos wins $14.5 Million in a three week trial.

Learn how a CONUT score can be used to predict prognosis in other types of malignancy and to help determine which patients will benefit from the most common cancer treatments.

Learn more about an emerging study known as NGR-hTNF which recently entered into phase III trial, that has nearly 400 participants at 49 hospitals around the world.

Sharing symptoms and treatment options, Asbestosis and Mesothelioma are often confused for the same disease. Find out the differences and similarities between Asbestosis and Mesothelioma.

Cancer research has uncovered a molecule that lowers levels of mesothelin, with the hope of further study and development, the treatment could slow the progression of pleural mesothelioma.

Of the more than 250 countries worldwide only 59 of them have a ban on all types of asbestos, find out if your country allows one of the most important occupational carcinogens.

Using a new innovative technique to monitor cancer called a "liquid biopsy" doctors believe that the test will detect the reappearance of cancer far earlier and more accurate.

A drug used for decades could now be used to treat pleural Mesothelioma according to recent research from John Hopkins University.

Patients that suffer from rare forms of cancer such as Mesothelioma often are burdened with large medical bills. A new study is helping cut the costs of diagnosis and lower the risks.

A new study indicates a growing belief in the active ingredient in Turmeric can destroy Mesothelioma Cells.

Learn how Medicaid, the nation's largest insurer can help cover the costs of Mesothelioma.

A number of targeted therapies have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to leave healthy cells alone compared to chemotherapy, which is a “systemic” treatment that works throughout the body to destroy rapidly growing cancer cells but can also affect healthy cells.

Asbestos exposure in the workplace risks the development of mesothelioma for the worker and their family from send hand exposure.

Named “targeted therapies,” new drugs block the growth and spread of cancer by interfering with specific molecules or “molecular targets” that are involved with the progression, growth, and spread of cancer.

The study, “Cytotoxicity of Plumbagin, Rapanone and 12 other naturally occurring Quinones from Kenyan Flora towards human carcinoma cells,” concluded that the quinones demonstrated cytotoxicity against human carcinoma cell lines.

Keytruda has been referenced as "promising" by researchers.

The 21st Century Cures Act makes headway in attaining more funding and faster access to innovative treatments that can treat rare diseases such as mesothelioma.

Learn about Dr. Sugarbaker's innovation in pertoneal mesothelioma treatments and his latest invention, the Perfusion "Pump".

For the third year in a row, Maune Raichle Hartley French & Mudd, LCC has dedicated itself to raising money for cancer research through Pedal the Cause St. Louis. The mesothelioma law firm has sponsored a company team and pledged to donate $250 for each employee who rides or volunteers for the event.

Dedicated to helping others outside of the mesothelioma community, MRHFM donates $5,000 to the Wounded Warrior Project through employee's Tough Mudder team.

The law firm of MRHFM supports the 11th Annual International Symposium on Malignant Mesothelioma as it relates to funding mesothelioma cancer research.

Though regulated in the United States, asbestos is not completely banned. MRHFM along with the NIEHS call for stricter asbestos regulations in the US to protect its citizens and workers.

MRHFM comments on new study showing associations between all levels of asbestos exposure and mesothelioma, lung cancer and laryngeal cancer.

The law firm of MRHFM invited its clients and their families to the first client appreciation day dedicated to sharing mesothelioma stories and remembering those who fought the battle against asbestos related diseases.

Almost a decade of research by Dr. Harvey Pass has paid off as a biomarker company is in the process of developing a blood test that may detect early stage mesothelioma.

A promising study was recently published reporting that targeted chemotherapy delivers cancer-fighting drugs directly into mesothelioma cells, while leaving healthy cells intact

New research uses nanotechnology that shows promise in potentially playing a more significant role in the detection of aggressive cancers such as mesothelioma.

Pilot program out of Victoria, Australia shows promise by recommending higher doses of radiotherapy for the treatment of mesothelioma cancer.

While it is recommended to seek legal counsel if you have been diagnosed with mesothelioma, MRHFM warns about predatory organizations that are not qualified and should not be trusted to handle such personal and sensitive information.

MRHFM encourages laparoscopic surgery for mesothelioma cancer treatment as a recent study suggests that fewer surgical complications are related to laparoscopic surgery for treating patients with peritoneal cancers.

MRHFM commends recent TV ad that positions alcohol consumption alongside asbestos exposure as increasing the risk of certain cancers as alcohol, tobacco and asbestos are all classified as Group 1 Carcinogens by the World Health Organization.

The FDA has come out in support of personalized medicine as a tremendous benefit for patients diagnosed with mesothelioma cancer. The law firm of MRHFM also supports this initiative as it relates to the progression of mesothelioma cancer research.

The law firm of MRHFM applauds justice in the amount of a $27.5 million settlement that settled in a Cleveland mesothelioma case for 40 year old John Panza and his council Gary Paul and Demetrios Zacharopoulos of the law firm Waters & Kraus, LLP.

Mesothelioma attorney Dawn Besserman of MRHFM Law Firm received an “AV Preeminent” rating through Martindale-Hubbell. Besserman was also selected by Super Lawyers Magazine as 2013 Rising Stars along with MRHFM attorney Steve Rineberg.

In an effort to spread awareness about mesothelioma cancer and asbestos exposure, the law firm of MRHFM publishes informational content and matches employee donations.

MRHFM lends support to the Wisconsin Asbestos Victims Network’s efforts to strike down Senate Bill 13, a bill that would create new hardships for asbestos cancer victims.

MRHFM, the largest law firm in the country exclusively devoted to mesothelioma victims and their families, recently published a blog about the firm’s fight to help victims of mesothelioma.

Bill McQueen was diagnosed with mesothelioma in 2011. The Wall Street Journal spent a year with the Texas surgeon and his family as they battled this fatal disease.

Rushville's Wonder Woman, Janelle Bedel's fight with mesothelioma comes to an end after a 7 year battle.

Article out of Australia identifies trend of a ‘third wave’ of victims who were exposed to asbestos.

Students conducts research in Ambler, PN to better understand the health hazards of the town that has a long history of asbestos production beginning in 1881.

MRHFM employee Maggie Murry shares her story about her family’s battle against a life threatening disorder. The family has joined up with Delete Blood Cancer organization with the hope of finding bone marrow matches for her sons.

A man operating a salvage yard in Grand Rapids faces a year in prison and $168,000 fee for violating the Clean Air Act and failing to protect his workers and the environment from asbestos in his work place.

Mesothelioma attorney Steven D. Rineberg of MRHFM Law Firm recently received the highest peer review rating available, the ”AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated” rating from Martindale-Hubbell.

MRHFM pledges to donate $250 for each employee that participates or volunteers for Pedal the Cause. The MRHFM team will also sponsor a 5 year old girl battling cancer in the Ride for a Child Program.

Because of the high risk jobs and job sites where asbestos has been identified, MRHFM raises awareness for mesothelioma cancer during Men’s Health Week June 10–16

MRHFM employees support Komen Race for the Cure in St. Louis on Sat. June 15.

Maggi Dettwiler shares Joshua Nelson's Story about his fight with kidney disease.

Clean up crews and volunteers in Oklahoma need to be weary of the possible health risks that may lie in the debris.

MRHFM gives $1 for every pound lost in office Biggest Looser Competition to O.A.S.I.S. Food Pantry in St. Charles.

MRHFM supports World No Tobacco Day May 31 as studies have shown that people who smoke and have asbestos exposure are more likely to develop mesothelioma.

In response to the EF5 tornado that hit Moore, Oklahoma, MRHFM law firm pledges to match up to $10,000 of employee contributions.

FACT Act Update: House Committee Passes Bill to Congress

The "Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency Act” or FACT Act is a federal bill that could hurt the rights of asbestos victims if passed. Stop the FACT Act from passing in congress.

All schools should undergo regular inspections for asbestos. Some in Australia have failed to keep up with their inspections. Learn about Asbestos inspections in schools in the US.

May is Cancer Research Month, sponsored by the American Association of Cancer. Mesothelioma cancer research is vital to finding a cure.

The Baltimore Orioles displayed information about Mesothelioma Awareness Day on the stadium screen to raise awareness & funds during a home game on the 26th.

The Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation announces Mesothelioma Awareness Day to be held on Wednesday, September 26.

Lowcountry firefighters raised money and awareness for mesothelioma cancer on Saturday to help make their health a priority in their profession.

Kayaking4aCure will launch kayaks on the Hudson River in Mechanicville, NY on September 22 to raise funds to help find a cure for mesothelioma.