Veterans are the most affected by asbestos and mesothelioma. A centralized database for veterans exposed to asbestos to help ...

ASCO Guidelines provide recommendations with comprehensive review and analyses of the relevant literature for each recommendation, following the guideline development process as outlined in the ASCO ...

meaning 73% of people with mesothelioma live at least 1 year after diagnosis. The prognosis for malignant pleural mesothelioma, which originates in the lining of the lungs (pleura), is one of the ...

Since malignant pleural mesothelioma begins in the lining of the lungs ... a tissue biopsy will be performed to make a proper mesothelioma diagnosis. “Before I had the PleurX catheter, it was hard for ...

It has atypical clinical symptoms and imaging characteristics that often lead to an inconclusive diagnosis ... pericardial mesothelioma (PPM) originates from the mesothelial cells of the pericardium.

The diagnosis shocked Mitchell and her family, especially given that she had no known exposure to asbestos, a common cause of mesothelioma. Her prognosis was grim—just 18 months to live.