Nancy Meredith

With a mission to educate Americans, and the world, about the dangers of asbestos, the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization often has to present the cold, hard facts of the dangers of asbestos. In a public service announcement released last week,

It has been nearly one year since Mavis Nye completed a life-saving clinical trial at the Royal Marsden in England. The 75-year-old British woman who has battled mesothelioma for the last eight years went from a frightened, sick patient lost

MesotheliomaHelp has reported various times on the development of blood tests for diagnosing and assessing the progress of mesothelioma and other cancers. The tests are favored over traditional tissue biopsies due to the quick results and for being non-invasive. Now,

With mesothelioma patients undergoing a similar treatment protocol to lung cancer patients, the mesothelioma community sits up and takes notice any time a new lung cancer drug receives approval from the  U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Last week, the FDA

One of the props used by Dr. McCoy, of the iconic 1960s television series Star Trek, was the Tricorder. With a point, swipe, and beep, the doctor could examine and diagnose the USS Enterprise’s crew members. Now, thanks to a

A significant amount of research has focused on the role diet plays in the growth and spread of cancer. Some cancers, researchers believe, can be avoided if a healthy diet is adopted. Although mesothelioma is one cancer that can only