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Featured Stories

Our writers provide unique, surprising and engaging content for our visitors about the cancer survivors, doctors and treatments that shape the lives of those living with mesothelioma.
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High Cost of Cancer Treatment

Life-saving surgeries and the latest therapies are helping extend the lives of cancer patients — but only those who can afford them.
Karen Selby, RN, patient advocate for the Mesothelioma Center
Karen Selby, RN
December 9, 2019
  • Deadliest, Most Common Cancers Get the Least Attention in U.S.

    Karen Selby, RN, patient advocate for the Mesothelioma Center
    Karen Selby, RN
    September 26, 2019
  • Faces of asbestos exposure

    The Faces of Asbestos Exposure

    Karen Selby, RN, patient advocate for the Mesothelioma Center
    Karen Selby, RN
    February 8, 2019
  • immune system

    Immunotherapy – The Future of Mesothelioma Treatment?

    Matt Mauney, Content Writer at Asbestos.com
    Matt Mauney
    October 2, 2018

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  • Dr. David Sugarbaker, mesothelioma expert

    Remembering Dr. David Sugarbaker

    Dr. David Sugarbaker was was regarded as the country’s foremost authority on pleural mesothelioma. Although he died in 2018, his legacy continues to give patients and families hope.
    Karen Selby, RN, patient advocate for the Mesothelioma Center
    Karen Selby, RN
    September 13, 2018
  • illustration of talc

    The Hidden Dangers of Talc

    Talc companies have covered up the dangerous health effects of asbestos-contaminated talc and how it leads to cancers such as mesothelioma. Many of these companies, including Johnson & Johnson, are now facing numerous asbestos talcum powder lawsuits.
    Michelle Whitmer, Content Writer at Asbestos.com
    Michelle Whitmer
    June 13, 2018
  • illustration representing a family tree

    The Sugarbaker Family Tree

    For the last 30 years, the Sugarbaker name has been synonymous with advancing the treatment of malignant mesothelioma cancer, permanently etching it into past breakthroughs and future innovations.
    Tim Povtak, Senior Content Writer for Asbestos.com
    Tim Povtak
    April 20, 2018
  • Women and Mesothelioma Featured Story

    Women: The New Faces of Mesothelioma

    Historically, mesothelioma is a cancer that mostly affects older men who were exposed to asbestos while serving in the military or working certain blue-collar jobs. But the gender gap is closing as mesothelioma incidence rates among women are on the rise. Women now comprise nearly one-fourth of all cases.
    Matt Mauney, Content Writer at Asbestos.com
    Matt Mauney
    July 14, 2017
  • Asbestos Protesters

    Asbestos Cover Up

    Court documents provide irrefutable proof the asbestos industry leveraged its power and influence to keep workers and the public in the dark about the hazards of asbestos. Workers were not warned about the carcinogen, and their families paid for the industry’s negligence. Dozens of companies are implicated in the decades-long cover-up.
    Michelle Whitmer, Content Writer at Asbestos.com
    Michelle Whitmer
    March 15, 2016
  • Asbestos and veterans

    How Asbestos Kills America’s Veterans

    The U.S. government never warned servicemen who fought for America about the deadly long-term effects of asbestos exposure in the military. Now, a broken VA health care system fails them a second time by abandoning veterans dying of mesothelioma.
    Tim Povtak, Senior Content Writer for Asbestos.com
    Tim Povtak
    March 15, 2016

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  • PD-1 Antibody Simulation Graphic

    Phase III Trial of Durvalumab for Mesothelioma Underway

    Tim Povtak, Senior Content Writer for Asbestos.com
    Tim Povtak
    April 1, 2021
  • Vials of COVID-19 vaccine and needle

    COVID Vaccine Gives Less Protection for Some Cancer Patients

    Sean Marchese, MS, RN, author for The Mesothelioma Center
    Sean Marchese, MS, RN
    March 30, 2021

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  • Monitor in Surgery Room

    Advancing Peritoneal Mesothelioma Treatment

    Dr. Paul Sugarbaker, peritoneal mesothelioma expert and Asbestos.com contributor
    Dr. Paul H. Sugarbaker
    April 7, 2021
  • Tamron Little, mesothelioma survivor and an Asbestos.com expert contributor

    Impact of Being an Atypical Mesothelioma Patient

    Tamron Little, mesothelioma survivor and Asbestos.com expert contributor
    Tamron Little
    April 1, 2021

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The editorial team informs the mesothelioma community about the latest treatments and information about the disease, shares survivor stories and publishes nutritional and supportive information for cancer patients.

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  • Karen Selby, RN, patient advocate for the Mesothelioma Center
    Karen Selby, RN
    Registered Nurse and Patient Advocate
  • Sean Marchese, MS, RN, author for The Mesothelioma Center
    Sean Marchese, MS, RN
    Oncology Medical Writer
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    Tim Povtak
    Senior Content Writer
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    Michelle Whitmer
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    Matt Mauney
    Senior Editor
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    Daniel King
    Asbestos Expert & Writer
  • Fran Mannino, editor for The Mesothelioma Center
    Fran Mannino
    Writer and Editor
  • Walter Pacheco, Managing Editor at Asbestos.com
    Walter Pacheco
    Managing Editor
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