Top 10 Mesothelioma and Asbestos News Stories of 2020

Growing allegations of asbestos-contaminated talc in various consumer products, coupled with historic approval of a new treatment for pleural mesothelioma, made 2020 a year filled with both anxiety and hope. Johnson & Johnson stopped selling its iconic baby powder in May after being hit by thousands of lawsuits contending its talc-based product was causing various cancers, including ovarian cancer and malignant mesothelioma. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the immunotherapy combination of Opdivo and Yervoy in October, the first new drug regimen approved for first-line treatment of unresectable disease in 16 years. There also were inspiring mesothelioma survivors who emerged, promising clinical trials that opened and tireless cancer specialists breaking new ground throughout the past 12 months. Here are the 10 most-circulated mesothelioma and asbestos-related news stories in 2020. Johnson & Johnson Drops Talc-Based Baby Powder Swayed by an avalanche of lawsuits alleging asbestos contamination and a cancer risk in its product, Johnson & Johnson announced in May it would stop selling its talc-based Johnson’s Baby Powder in the United States and Canada. The company had been manufacturing the product for more than 100 years. It remained steadfast in its insistence that its baby powder was safe to use, attributing the halt in distribution to a decline in consumer demand, litigation advertising and “misinformation” about the safety. Talc-based Johns...
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