What Mesothelioma.com does

Mesothelioma.com is a privately operated patient-information and referral platform founded in 1996 and headquartered at 35 Thorpe Avenue, Suite 101, Wallingford, Connecticut. It serves mesothelioma patients, their families and caregivers, and U.S. veterans with asbestos-related exposures, providing free medical content, treatment guides, doctor and cancer-center directories, financial-assistance information, and legal referrals across all 50 U.S. states via a toll-free line (1-800-336-0086) and a Spanish-language site (mesothelioma-es).

The core product is a content-rich website supplemented by service modules: a free annual treatment guide (Free 2026 Mesothelioma Guide), Doctor Connect (specialist matching), Cancer Center Connect, Financial Assistance Program, Lawyer Connect, a blog, and an 'Ask Jennifer' advocate Q&A. Distribution runs through SEO-optimized content, a state-by-state directory, social channels under the 'Cancer Alliance' brand, email newsletters, conference participation, and a 24-hour free-guide delivery funnel. Editorial oversight is provided by an Editor in Chief, a Senior Medical Advisor (Francis Perry Wilson, MD, of Yale School of Medicine), a Medical Editor, four physician contributors (Raphael Bueno, MD; James Pingpank, MD; James Stevenson, MD; Linda Molinari), and a survivor-advocate (Heather Von St. James).

The business model is affiliate and referral revenue from law firms engaged in asbestos litigation; the site explicitly identifies as attorney advertising. National sponsors include Early Lucarelli Sweeney & Meisenkothen, Gori Law Firm, and Simmons Hanly Conroy as core sponsors, with Frost Law, Meirowitz & Wasserberg, Motley Rice, Vogelzang Law, Shrader & Associates, and Dean Omar Branham Shirley as secondary sponsors. The platform claims a 50,000+ member online community, 10,000+ families supported, 500+ affiliated medical experts, and references access to $30B+ in asbestos trust funds. The addressable market is structurally narrow at approximately 3,000 U.S. mesothelioma diagnoses per year.

Name

Mesothelioma.com

Legal name

Mesothelioma.com

Website

https://mesothelioma.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Mesothelioma.com is a private patient-information and legal-referral platform founded in 1996 that provides free medical resources, doctor and cancer-center connections, and lawyer referrals to mesothelioma patients, families, and veterans across the United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Wallingford

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Law Firm Sponsorships: The website is sponsored by for-profit law firms engaged in asbestos litigation. These sponsorships from national and local law firms (including Early Lucarelli Sweeney & Meisenkothen, Gori Law Firm, Simmons Hanly Conroy, and others) provide revenue. The site discloses it is attorney advertising.
2. Legal Referral Services: The platform connects asbestos victims with legal representation, functioning as a referral source for law firms specializing in mesothelioma and asbestos litigation

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Mesothelioma.com is a free online information and referral platform for mesothelioma patients and families. It provides expert-reviewed medical content, a free annual treatment guide, doctor and cancer-center matching, financial-assistance resources, and lawyer referrals connecting users with sponsoring asbestos-litigation law firms. All content and services are provided at no cost to patients, with revenue generated through law-firm sponsorships and legal referrals.

Product overview

Mesothelioma.com is a comprehensive patient education and support platform that has served as the internet's most comprehensive mesothelioma resource since 1996. The core product is the informational website supplemented by multiple service modules including a free annual treatment guide, doctor and cancer center connection services, financial assistance resources, and legal referral services. The platform also offers a blog, survivor support community, and advocacy resources to help patients and families navigate mesothelioma diagnosis, treatment, and legal options.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mesothelioma.com Website Comprehensive online resource providing mesothelioma patients and families with medical information, treatment guides, doctor connections, legal resources, and support services since 1996.
• Free 2026 Mesothelioma Guide Free downloadable guide covering mesothelioma cancer centers, top doctors, current treatments, palliative care options, and caregiver information, delivered to patients within 24 hours of request.
• Doctor Connect Service Matching service connecting mesothelioma patients with top specialists and doctors nationwide, including oncologists, thoracic surgeons, and other relevant specialists.
• Cancer Center Connect Resource helping patients locate top mesothelioma cancer centers across the United States.
• Financial Assistance Program Resources connecting mesothelioma patients with financial assistance options to help with treatment costs, including information on over $30 billion in asbestos trust funds available to victims.
• Lawyer Connect Service Referral service connecting patients with asbestos litigation law firms for legal representation regarding compensation, settlements, verdicts, and asbestos trust fund claims.
• Ask Jennifer Service Q&A resource where experienced mesothelioma advocate Jennifer Lucarelli answers patient questions about treatment options and legal options.

Quantifiable outcome

• 3,000+ mesothelioma diagnoses guided annually
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO)coreOthersMesothelioma.com gives back to the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization, supporting advocacy work and research toward finding a mesothelioma cure. The organization focuses on asbestos awareness and prevention.
• Mesothelioma Applied Research FoundationcoreOthersMesothelioma.com supports the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation, contributing to advocacy work and research toward finding a cure for mesothelioma.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• PatientsLikeMe: A patient community and outcomes platform that aggregates condition-specific patient experiences; comparable as a community-and-content destination for serious diagnoses, but focused on data-sharing rather than legal referrals.
• ConsumerSafety.org: A consumer-protection content site that covers dangerous products and exposures, with embedded legal referral pathways; comparable as a content-plus-legal-sponsor hybrid, although its disease and exposure focus is broader than mesothelioma.

Others

• Avvo: A legal directory and referral platform that connects consumers with attorneys across many practice areas; comparable as a sponsor-side lead-gen channel for law firms, although it does not specialize in mesothelioma or asbestos cases.
• National Cancer Institute (cancer.gov): The U.S. government's authoritative source for cancer information, including mesothelioma treatment summaries; comparable as a competing destination for high-intent informational queries, though it neither operates a community nor accepts legal sponsorships.

Broad incumbents

• Healthline: A large consumer health content publisher with strong SEO and medical review processes; competes for category-level organic traffic on oncology and asbestos-related topics without the legal-referral overlay.
• American Cancer Society (cancer.org): A national nonprofit that publishes authoritative cancer information and patient resources, including mesothelioma content; competes for patient trust and informational SEO, but is donation-funded rather than sponsor-funded.
• WebMD: A generalist consumer health information platform with vastly broader reach; competes indirectly for the same health-information search demand and advertiser budgets, though it does not focus on mesothelioma or legal referrals.

Direct peers

• Drugwatch.com: A health information site that combines expert-reviewed medical content with legal referral pathways, including drug-injury and device-injury verticals; comparable because of the same content-plus-legal-sponsorship monetization playbook, even though the medical conditions differ.
• Asbestos.com: Operated by The Mesothelioma Center, Asbestos.com is a near-identical lead-generation platform that publishes mesothelioma and asbestos content and refers patients to legal and clinical resources; it competes head-to-head with Mesothelioma.com for the same patient and law-firm sponsor relationships.
• Mesothelioma.net: Another long-running mesothelioma patient information and legal referral site that monetizes through attorney sponsorships, competing directly for organic search rankings and law firm lead-gen budgets.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/CancerAlliance
• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/MesotheliomaCancerAlliance1
• Facebookfacebook.com/MesotheliomaCancer
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mesothelioma-cancer-alliance
• Instagraminstagram.com/mesotheliomadotcom

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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