What is PD-L1?
When researching mesothelioma, many factors arise regarding cause and prevention of treatment. One of the potential things that many people don’t know about is the presence or absence of the PD-L1 protein and how it impacts cancerous diseases. So, what is this protein? How does it impact a person who has mesothelioma? It starts with recognizing the role that PD-L1 has inside your body. Hiding a...
Asbestos Dangers to Construction Workers
Workers in the construction industry are vital to today’s economy. They construct buildings, homes, schools, businesses, and countless other structures. Unfortunately, their career path also leads them to potential dangers within their job sites that can cause them long-term harm. Amongst all industries, construction ranks near the top when it comes to hazards. The Occupational Safety and Health...
Can We Expect Mesothelioma to be Gone in the Future?
As more details came out regarding the dangers of asbestos around the second half of the 1900s, more people started to recognize the impact of mesothelioma. It’s not a long-term condition as most diagnoses come in the later stages of the disease because of the extensive latency period. As such, the prognosis typically gives the patient months to live. Even then, the disease significantly...
Anti-Inflammatories and Mesothelioma Treatment
Many people advocate the use of low-dose aspirin to help with heart health. Now, people are talking about using the same aspirin to help with mesothelioma. Two new studies looked at patients with head and neck cancer, as well as patients with early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), which has similar characteristics as mesothelioma. If the new study is accurate, anti-inflammatory...