Topic: News

Mark the date on your calendar: Sunday, April 14 is the 8th annual 5K Walk/Run for Hope at Eisenhower Park in East Meadow, New York. The proceeds from the fundraising event benefit the Mesothelioma Applied…

A daily aspirin may help prevent cancer, according to American Cancer Society researchers. A large new study, published online this month in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, offers more evidence of a positive…

The August bulletin of the National Cancer Institute features a clinical trial involving immunotherapy for patients with advanced mesothelioma and other cancers that express mesothelin, a specific protein. Mesothelioma is an incurable cancer of the…

You can expect to hear a lot more about gene therapy as a treatment for serious diseases in the years head. Gene therapy is still an experimental treatment in the United States, but holds the…

New York firefighters, emergency workers and others who develop various cancers including mesothelioma will be covered by a $4.3 billion fund set up to provide health services and compensation for people who develop illnesses linked…