How to Use mesothelioma in a Sentence

mesothelioma

noun
  • It’s been closely linked to mesothelioma, a form of cancer often found in the lungs.
    — Jef Feeley, Bloomberg.com, 6 June 2018
  • This should be the first playoff series sponsored by mesothelioma lawyers.
    — Andrew Sharp, SI.com, 27 Apr. 2018
  • Most people who have mesothelioma are males who are exposed from working conditions.
    — Kirbie Johnson, Allure, 15 Sep. 2022
  • Asbestos has been linked to mesothelioma, a cancer that occurs in the lining of the lungs, abdomen, and heart.
    — William Thornton, AL.com, 24 Dec. 2017
  • Payouts to mesothelioma victims can top $1 million.
    — Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Soon thereafter 15 of them were dead, 14 from asbestosis or mesothelioma.
    — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 7 Aug. 2018
  • Exposure may also cause mesothelioma, a rare and aggressive form of cancer.
    — Nouran Salahieh, CNN, 16 Apr. 2023
  • Some talc powder contains asbestos, which can cause cancers, such as mesothelioma and ovarian and lung cancers.
    — Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 20 June 2024
  • Because asbestos is linked to diseases and cancers like mesothelioma, widespread use of asbestos products stopped years ago.
    — Melissa Alonso and Jason Hanna, CNN, 29 Nov. 2019
  • An unknown number of consumers claim that J&J’s talc products caused mesothelioma.
    — Jef Feeley, Bloomberg.com, 6 June 2018
  • The people who are most at risk from mesothelioma are those who were exposed occupationally to asbestos.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Hernandez, 24, has the deadly cancer mesothelioma in tissue around his heart.
    — Harold Maass, The Week, 19 July 2023
  • Lawsuits alleging talc caused mesothelioma were not part of the last bankruptcy proposal.
    — Reuters 14 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The team found that all four cohorts had an elevated incidence of mesothelioma among naval veterans.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Some lawsuits claim the powders contained asbestos and caused mesothelioma, a rare type of cancer that affects the lungs and other organs.
    — Amanda Pérez Pintado, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2023
  • Inhaling asbestos fibers, even in small amounts, can cause irreversible scarring of the lungs as well as malignant mesothelioma.
    — Coral Davenport, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2024
  • Robert Sprague was diagnosed with mesothelioma, a cancer of the lining of the lungs, in 2015.
    — Aimee Green, OregonLive.com, 8 Aug. 2017
  • Rainey died of mesothelioma, a rare type of cancer, surrounded by family in her Walnut Creek home.
    — Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 23 June 2026
  • In more recent cases, plaintiffs allege asbestos in the powder is to blame for mesothelioma, as well as for ovarian cancer.
    — Sara Randazzo, WSJ, 17 Dec. 2018
  • Conor Hickey died that May from mesothelioma, a rare type of cancer he had been diagnosed with only three months prior.
    — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 12 Apr. 2026
  • His wife, Julia Trumbull, said the cause was complications of mesothelioma.
    — New York Times, 11 Feb. 2022
  • He'd been diagnosed with stage 4 mesothelioma, a rare and aggressive cancer that can affect the linings of the lungs, abdomen or heart.
    — Danielle Bacher, Peoplemag, 18 Oct. 2023
  • If not handled correctly, asbestos fibers when breathed become trapped in lung tissue and can cause mesothelioma, an aggressive form of cancer.
    — Kevin Grasha, Cincinnati.com, 3 Sep. 2019
  • On Tuesday, the brought by a woman who claimed that asbestos contaminants in its baby powder caused her mesothelioma.
    — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2020
  • The afterlife is in the litany, the repetition, the mesothelioma that lay dormant, decades later killing Sharpe’s brother.
    — Hafizah Augustus Geter, Harper's BAZAAR, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Finally, she was diagnosed with peritoneal mesothelioma.
    — Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Exposure can cause various forms of mesothelioma — a cancer of the membranes lining the chest and abdomen — as well as lung and ovarian cancer.
    — Maggie Vespa, NBC News, 14 Apr. 2023
  • For the right to seek justice for the mesothelioma cancer that, just hours after Loa posed her question, claimed Larry's life at 79 years old.
    — Sarah Bowman, Indianapolis Star, 25 Feb. 2018
  • Some baby powders contain talc, an ingredient linked to health concerns like ovarian cancer and mesothelioma.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 20 Dec. 2025
  • Shortly before their union, Alexis was diagnosed with mesothelioma, a form of cancer often affecting the lungs.
    — Andrew Dansby, Houston Chronicle, 31 Jan. 2018

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