Clapper, Patti, Schweizer and Mason

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®) is holding a full day educational program on Thursday, May 24 at the Blackwell Inn and Conference Center in Columbus Ohio.  Anyone who is involved with treating or representing someone diagnosed with mesothelioma will benefit from attending and be able to pass on pertinent information to those they are [...]

It’s hard to believe, but there are groups that are pro-asbestos. These lobbying groups, which have close ties to industries that profit from the use of asbestos, are one of the reasons that asbestos remains legal in some countries. In a win for everyone whose life has ever been affected by asbestos exposure, one of [...]

The medical advisory panel designated with tracking illnesses and recommending which should be covered by the 9/11 Health Program recommended that mesothelioma be included on that list.  The debate on the issue of which diseases should be included and which shouldn’t has been ongoing for some time.  Those who oppose covering mesothelioma and other respiratory [...]

Every year on April 28 since 1984 people from around the world observe International Workers Memorial Day, honoring workers that have died or were injured or made ill due to unsafe, unhealthy or unsustainable work conditions.  Originally started by the Canadian Union of Public Employees and adopted by the Canadian Labor Congress a year later, [...]

In addition to site-specific cyto-reductive surgery, doctors have for years performed radical and extremely dangerous extrapleural pneumonectomies as a first line of treatment for mesothelioma.  The procedure, which includes the removal of the entire lung, the diaphragm, and the membrane surrounding the heart, has been controversial—to say the least—and several studies have pointed out the [...]

Due to the nature of mesothelioma, this type of asbestos cancer is almost always not diagnosed until it has reached advanced stages and symptoms have become quite painful.   Good palliative care and symptom management is essential for improving quality of life as well as helping relieve anxiety and bringing comfort to both the patient and [...]

Deborah Schweizer, one of the partners from our mesothelioma law firm (Clapper Patti Schweizer & Mason (CPSM)) shared with me the value of attending the Harvard Medical School Conference that will be held the first weekend in May.  The attorneys at CPSM, who exclusively handle mesothelioma lawsuits, are dedicated to staying abreast of new developments [...]

Top Questions to Ask When Choosing a Mesothelioma Law Firm
Thirty years ago, there were very few law firms that handled mesothelioma lawsuits.  Today there are hundreds of  law firms that say they handle asbestos lawsuits and bankruptcy claims, but very few exclusively practice or have a long history in this area.  If you or a [...]

There really is no medical condition or malignancy with an official name of ‘Asbestos Cancer’ even though you may read and hear the term all the time.  Asbestos cancer is a nickname used for the type of an incurable cancer caused by asbestos exposure.  Therefore, whenever you hear or read about asbestos cancer, it is [...]

CancerCare New Jersey is offering a free weekend retreat in the Poconos to any families who have lost a loved one to cancer, including mesothelioma (asbestos cancer), within the last two years.  The Healing Hearts Retreat will be held at the Malibu Dude Ranch in Pennsylvania from June 8-10.
As with most dude ranches, the retreat [...]