Clapper, Patti, Schweizer and Mason

If you have just been diagnosed with mesothelioma, you are in the beginning stages of finding out about your cancer and what treatment options are available.  Many patients feel a great deal of overwhelm in this stage, and often shock.  It is hard to take in all the information and figure out which is the [...]

The mesothelioma law firm of Clapper Patti Schweizer & Mason has been representing clients injured by asbestos for more than 30 years.  Mesothelioma is a rare and aggressive form of cancer caused by exposure to asbestos that has little effective treatment options and, for most, short survival times.
Over 3000 people a year in the United [...]

Since 2008 the Department of Defense (DoD) began giving grants to researchers trying to find new treatments for mesothelioma and other types of cancer.  While the amount of money the DoD has to give out is limited, the grant process is open to researchers and can provide a much needed financial boost for cutting-edge and [...]

An epic new cancer prevention study, CPS-3,  funded and organized by the American Cancer Society is currently underway with the hope of identifying factors that may contribute to numerous types of cancer including the type caused by exposure to asbestos, mesothelioma.  The ultimate goal of the study is to understand how cancer develops and possibly [...]

Results from recent studies verifying the safety of a novel DC based immunotherapy designed to be used as a vaccine against mesothelioma found it was safe enough to go on to the next phase of testing.  Indeed, tests show that the form of immunotherapy combats mesothelioma tumors directly.
The vaccine was created by scientists in the [...]

Mesothelioma is an aggressive cancer caused by exposure to asbestos with no known cure that is often diagnosed in advanced stages, resulting in poor prognosis.  Due to a long latency period of ten to forty years from time of initial exposure to development of symptoms as well as non-specific symptoms that are often missed or [...]

Close to three thousand deaths a year in the United States are due to mesothelioma, a cancer caused by exposure to asbestos.  The average median survival from time of diagnosis is less than a year.  Yet to date, there are no really effective treatments and no known cure.  Therefore, research into the disease and potential [...]

When diagnosed with mesothelioma, the first step is often to find doctors who specialize in occupational diseases such as this.  Standard treatment of mesothelioma often involves the use of more than one kind of specialist since it usually combines surgery, chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy.  Also, since mesothelioma is incurable and treatments focus on symptom relief, [...]

Radiation therapy is recommended for almost all patients that are diagnosed with mesothelioma, a rare and aggressive cancer caused by exposure to asbestos.  The most common side effects of radiation are nausea and vomiting, clinically referred to as radiation induced nausea and vomiting (RINV). 
RINV can be very debilitating and on occasion cause patients to want [...]

If you or someone you know has a history of exposure to asbestos and is experiencing any symptoms of mesothelioma, I urge you to seek out an oncologist who specializes in asbestos related diseases immediately.  Do not wait. 
It’s easy to be in denial, or to be stubborn, to ignore symptoms of something being wrong physically.  [...]