• posted: Dec. 31, 2013
• Michael A. Cancelliere
• Mesothelioma
• mesothelioma treatments,  photodynamic therapy

According to Medical News Today, only four of every ten mesothelioma patients survive more than a year after being diagnosed. However, a study conducted by the Penn Mesothelioma and Pleural Read More

• posted: Oct. 29, 2013
• Michael A. Cancelliere
• Mesothelioma
• mesothelioma symptoms

Diagnosing mesothelioma in its early stages is critical for survival — yet it rarely happens for two reasons. First, the latency period is so long that patients don’t put together Read More

• posted: Oct. 22, 2013
• Michael A. Cancelliere
• Mesothelioma
• mesothelioma lawyers,  mesothelioma,  asbestos exposure

September 26th was National Mesothelioma Awareness Day, and one of the key points to be emphasized is that this is not “your grandpa’s disease.” Mesothelioma risk remains a concern as Read More

• posted: Oct. 15, 2013
• Michael A. Cancelliere
• Mesothelioma
• filing a mesothelioma claim,  mesothelioma cases

After some 35 years representing mesothelioma victims, we know that many times people have hesitation about making that call. You’ve probably never “played the system” or sought a “handout,” Read More

• posted: Oct. 10, 2013
• Michael A. Cancelliere
• Mesothelioma,  Asbestos-Related Illnesses,  Personal Injury,  Workers Compensation
• Medicare lien,  Medicare Secondary Payer Act

A Medicare lien results when Medicare makes a “conditional payment” for healthcare, even though a liability claim is in process that could eventually result in payment for the same care, Read More

• posted: Sep. 12, 2013
• Michael A. Cancelliere
• Mesothelioma
• compensation,  mesothelioma lawyers,  mesothelioma,  asbestos exposure

Family members (wives, children) inhaling asbestos dust off of the clothing of their loved ones was a very common occurrence during the late 1940s through the 1970s. This was especially Read More

• posted: Aug. 05, 2013
• Michael A. Cancelliere
• Mesothelioma
• asbestos related injuries,  cancer,  lung function,  mesothelioma lawyers,  misdiagnosis

Mesothelioma is the cancer most associated with exposure to asbestos. Like most cancers, mesothelioma has several forms of cellular structure — and several common points where it appears in the Read More

• posted: Jun. 20, 2013
• Michael A. Cancelliere
• Mesothelioma
• asbestos,  former employer,  mesothelioma,  sue employer

Mesothelioma isn’t as common or well-known as other cancers. Because of that, research suffers from lack of funding and public understanding of the disease is sketchy. There are many myths Read More

• posted: Jun. 10, 2013
• Michael A. Cancelliere
• Mesothelioma

Mesothelioma attorneys in Pennsylvania work with patients who were exposed to asbestos in their employment, many years prior to the diagnosis of their illness. Mesothelioma often affects the lining of Read More

• posted: Apr. 30, 2013
• Michael A. Cancelliere
• Mesothelioma,  Asbestos-Related Illnesses

Imagine your child walks inside after a long day, tired and worn out, and covered in dust and dirt. Most moms command that the clothing — the jeans, the t-shirt, Read More

• posted: Apr. 12, 2012
• Michael A. Cancelliere
• Mesothelioma,  Asbestos-Related Illnesses

DOES MEDICARE HAVE A RIGHT TO BE REIMBURSED FROM ASBESTOS SETTLEMENTS? Medicare has a very limited right to be reimbursed for conditional payments made to asbestos plaintiffs. The basic rule is Read More

• posted: Apr. 12, 2012
• Michael A. Cancelliere
• Mesothelioma,  Asbestos-Related Illnesses

During the first half of February, 2012, [ln::firm_name] successfully resolved five mesothelioma cases on behalf of its clients.  These cases included two living victims of asbestos caused mesothelioma, both women, Read More