Monthly Archives: April 2012

Canada’s leading organization that lobbies on behalf of the asbestos industry is closing its doors, The Montreal Gazette newspaper reported Sunday. The Chrysotile Institute which receives government funding and advocates on behalf of Canada’s asbestos…

Radiation is one of the standard treatments for mesothelioma patients, though the cancer is famously difficult to diagnose and treat. Mesothelioma is caused by inhaling or swallowing asbestos dust and affects the lining of the…

Mesothelioma remains hard to diagnose so researchers continue seeking more reliable ways to achieve early detection of the cancer caused by asbestos exposure. Australian researchers last week presented encouraging results at the 3rd European Lung…

Golfer Fred Couples, captain of the victorious U.S. team in the 2011 President’s Cup, has donated $25,000 of the charitable proceeds from the event to the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation. The foundation funds peer-reviewed research…

Men and women in the United States undergo regular screenings for certain cancers such as prostate cancer, breast cancer and colon cancer as part of routine medical checkups after a certain age. But patients typically…