Mesothelioma Empowerment

A 1976 study headed by researchers at Mt. Sinai tested 20 consumer talc products for the presence of asbestos. Ten of the twenty products tested were found to contain asbestos in concentrations from 2-20%. ( "Asbestos Found in Ten Powders, New York Times, March 10, 1976 ): Products containing ...

Coping with cancer and its aftermath both physically and emotionally is a challenging process that taxes all those involved, including the ones at risk and their loved ones. However, don't let the financial burdens unduly increase stress. There are many sources for financial assistance, which ...

Mesothelioma is expensive. Not only does the cancer itself exact a heavy toll on the patient, it can also blow apart his or her savings. To live longer, patients need to be prepared to pay more. Mesothelioma patients who are fortunate enough to be eligible for multi-modal therapies must fork over ...

Award Damages Commensurate with Costs, Compensate Swiftly and Increase Medical Research Funding: Comments on SB 852 We are concerned citizens, an alliance of doctors and patients, brought together by our mission to defeat mesothelioma as a life-ending disease. We are intimately familiar with the ...

In early 2008, our firm wrote an article laying out the choices and difficulties faced by newly diagnosed mesothelioma patients. We suggested that patients need more data and more hard information from surgeons and oncologists regarding options. We also laid out the differences in reported survival ...