A pleural effusion is a build-up of an unusual amount fluid between the linings of the lungs and the rib-cage. The thin membrane that lines the surface of your lungs and the inside of your chest is ca...
Mesothelioma, a cancer caused predominantly by asbestos exposure, is not usually diagnosed until its later stages when symptoms start to present themselves. The stages of mesothelioma tumours are used...
Doctors in England are being told to adopt a new policy of writing in language that is easier for patients to understand, which could help people with asbestos-related diseases. Too often does corresp...
A nurse researcher has been awarded a grant worth £25,000 to study the improvement of follow-up care for the asbestos-related cancer mesothelioma. Mesothelioma UK awarded the grant to Dr Catherine He...
A lung cancer immunotherapy drug is to be made widely available through the NHS in England after a deal was reached following recent trials. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE...
