Researchers at the Boston Children’s Hospital have identified a protein produced by certain tumors that inhibits the spread of cancer, and has the potential to be developed into a cancer treatment.
Currently there is no therapy that has been approved to inhibit the migration of cancer cells from the original site of the cancer.
Researchers have found [...]
A meeting in Eveleth, Minnesota will be held to figure out what is causing the high rate of mesothelioma, the cancer caused by asbestos exposure.
Hopes are that a survey conducted by the University of Minnesota will study 1200 taconite workers and 800 of their spouses. Dr. Jeff Mandel of U of M will be mailing [...]
Last week a Rio Vista, CA man was awarded .4 million dollars in a lawsuit against Hamilton Materials Inc., a company who manufactures and distributes an asbestos containing joint compound.
Last year Jack Reynolds, a veteran of the Navy and former drywaller, was diagnosed with mesothelioma that was caused by asbestos exposure. Reynolds sued Hamilton Materials [...]
Research is now showing that employees in hair salons could be at a higher risk to develop mesothelioma.
Traditionally asbestos exposure victims have often been associated with occupations such as factory, mine, and construction workers but hair dressers may be just as susceptible to mesothelioma.
The research suggests that asbestos fibers become lose in these salons then [...]
19 Jun
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Earlier this month the Ohio Legislature introduced a new bill suggesting that September be declared Mesothelioma Month.
The bill is being pushed by the State Representative Kenny Yuko. The hope is that designating September as Mesothelioma Month will raise awareness of mesothelioma allowing earlier detection in diagnosing the disease as well as motivating the medical community [...]
In Libby, Montana asbestos has killed more than 200 people and the Environmental Protection Agency has now declared a health emergency. The declaration is the first of its kind in the United States.
The declaration will bring over 0 million to Libby, Montana in aid for asbestos cleanup and medical assistance. Roughly million of the [...]
The family of a former Navy worker who died from mesothelioma has been awarded .2 million against John Crane Inc. After a six month struggle with mesothelioma, Gerald Gray of Suffolk, Virginia died just five weeks prior to his trial.
Gerald Gray worked on several ships over the course of a 20-year Navy career beginning in [...]
15 Jun
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Earlier this month at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), researchers presented findings from a phase three clinical trial that the drug ranpirnase added to the drug doxorubicin improves survival in pretreated patients with malignant mesothelioma.
Dr. Martin Reck, MD, Hospital Grosshansdorf, Hamburg, Germany, and colleagues compared the efficacy and safety [...]
Yesterday, The Union Tribune in San Diego published an article addressing the use of alternative medicine for cancer patients. At this point herbal and dietary supplements haven’t been tested enough to say whether they can help or harm an individual working to prevent or treat cancer. Below you will see a number of different forms [...]
Mesothelioma survivor, Paul Kraus and his wife Sue spoke to another inspiring teleconference on June 06. They addressed over 30 newly diagnosed mesothelioma patients and their relatives. During the session, they talked about Paul’s diagnosis and prognosis, the physical treatments he pursued, the mental and spiritual approaches he used, working with doctors, and [...]