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German Researchers Deem Heated Chemotherapy Safe Option for Pleural Mesothelioma
Heated chemotherapy administered following removal of cancerous tumors has long been viewed as an effective treatment for patients diagnosed with peritoneal malignant mesothelioma, but its use in pleural mesothelioma has not been as accepted. But physicians from the University of Munich recently completed a study that led them to conclude that the procedure, known as
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Researchers Confirm PD-L1 Role In Mesothelioma
When you’re dealing with an extremely rare form of cancer like malignant mesothelioma, it would make sense to assume that everybody with the disease will receive similar treatments and experience similar progression of their disease. But even in a condition that strikes just 3,500 people per year, there can be wide variations, and French researchers
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Court Upholds Mesothelioma Victim’s Multi-Million Dollar Award
When a person is diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma, they are faced with many difficult decisions. Though the first and most important of these are the choices that must be made regarding treatment, eventually the question of how to pay for treatments will follow, as well as how the family will survive financially once the patient
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Mesothelioma Researchers Identify New Biomarker for Tumor Progression
An international team of mesothelioma researchers has discovered a novel target in patients diagnosed with the rare asbestos-related cancer that may lead to improved disease management in the future. Publishing their findings in the December 19th, 2019 issue of the Journal of Cellular Physiology, scientists from Thomas Jefferson University, Sbarro Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular
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Congressional Hearings Regarding Asbestos in Talc Features Mesothelioma Victim’s Testimony
A subcommittee of the House of Representatives’ Committee on Oversight and Reform met last week to hear testimony from a mesothelioma victim and others about the safety of cosmetic talc powder products. There is a significant concern about asbestos contamination in these products following thousands of lawsuits being filed against the manufacture of Johnson &
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National Institutes of Health Grants $2.6 Million to Mesothelioma Researchers
Mesothelioma researchers from the University of Hawaii Cancer Center got a big boost from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) this week when they got word they’d been awarded a five-year, $2.6 million grant. The team has been studying the role of the BAP1 gene in human cancer development and cell metabolism, and hopes that
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National Cancer Institute Study Finds Immunotherapy Vaccine Impacts Mesothelioma
When a mesothelioma patient learns that their cancer is inoperative, it often means that they have few options left. But according to a recent study conducted by researchers at the National Cancer Institute, a vaccine known as CRS-207 which is built on bacteria associated with food poisoning may offer hope for longer survival.
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Tiles Used in Home Renovation Blamed for Man’s Mesothelioma Death
Santo Lanza died of malignant mesothelioma on March 4, 2014, just two months after he filed a lawsuit against American Biltrite, the manufacturer of tiles that he used in his home renovation in Brooklyn, New York and before he could be deposed. But the man’s lifelong habit of enlisting the help of his son John
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Taipei University Finds Melodic Method of Easing Mesothelioma Pain
No matter whether a victim of asbestos exposure has been diagnosed with peritoneal mesothelioma, pleural mesothelioma, or other related illnesses such as asbestosis or ovarian cancer, pain is a constant companion. But a study conducted at Taipei Medical University in Taipei, Japan has revealed an effective, inexpensive and easily accessible source of relief: listening to
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New Study Reveals Worse Mesothelioma Prognosis With Higher Expression of CD70 Protein
Mesothelioma patients rely on their physicians to guide their decisions about the best treatment option for their disease, and physicians use a variety of tools in making the best possible determination for each individual patient. Among the specific elements that physicians look at are the biomarkers found in the patient’s blood and tumor, as these
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Mesothelioma Study Identifies Key Proteins in Patients With Advanced Disease
A recent study conducted by Japanese researchers set out to determine whether a specific protein that is known to be present in the pleural effusions of mesothelioma patients is also present in those patients’ blood serum. The group found that chemokine CCL2 is significantly elevated in patients diagnosed with the rare form of cancer, and
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Study Comparing Mesothelioma Surgeries Reaches Significant Conclusion
Patients diagnosed with malignant pleural mesothelioma are most frequently offered a treatment approach that combines radiation therapy, chemotherapy and surgical removal of the tumors that have infiltrated the body. The specifics of that recommendation will be based on the specifics of their condition, the cell type of their cancer, and their physician’s beliefs regarding the
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Advances in Mesothelioma and Other Cancer Survival Times Deserve Recognition
The results of a recent You.Gov poll found that the public is more focused on finding a “cure” for cancers like malignant mesothelioma than on recognizing the major progress that has been made in average survival time. Researchers and cancer advocates think that this is a mistake in light of the strides being made in
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Effort to Block Navy Veteran’s Mesothelioma Lawsuit is Denied
The tale of how former U.S. Navy Aviation Storekeeper Gordon Smeal came to be diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma is a familiar one. The veteran was repeatedly and continuously exposed to asbestos during more than three-and-a-half years of his service on board the U.S.S. Intrepid and the U.S.S. Wasp. Yet when Mr. Smeal filed a personal
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Study Suggests That Mesothelioma Patients Should Not Take Antioxidant Supplements
In the face of a diagnosis of malignant mesothelioma, or of any other type of cancer, it is only natural for patients to try to improve their health in any and every way they can. In addition to the medical treatments ordered by their physician, many people turn to improving their diets, either through the
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Reuters Report Shines Light on The Problems of Asbestos in Talc
It is well known that malignant mesothelioma and other serious diseases are caused by exposure to asbestos. What is less clear is whether the disease can also be caused by talc itself, or whether those who’ve been sickened after years of talc use were affected by asbestos that contaminated talc. That question has been at
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New York Court Allows New Colgate Palmolive Mesothelioma Case to Move Forward
Though the news is filled with reports of asbestos being identified in Johnson & Johnson’s Baby Powder, the company’s talc-based product is not the only one being accused of causing malignant mesothelioma in consumers. There have also been cases filed against Colgate-Palmolive, Avon, and other companies, all of which have been accused of knowing that
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NJ Supreme Court Appears Dubious About Ford’s Appeal of Mesothelioma Ruling
Though an appeal currently being considered by the New Jersey Supreme Court centers on a lawsuit filed by a victim of malignant mesothelioma, their decision will bear heavily on future asbestos cases. The court is hearing a challenge mounted for Ford Motor Company and others, which are arguing that it should not be held responsible
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Libby, Montana Woman’s Fight Against Asbestos Company Profiled In Idaho Newspaper
The Coeur d’Alene/Post Falls Press is a local Idaho paper that frequently covers news about nearby towns, so it’s not surprising that they recently profiled Gayla Benefield, the woman who some say put Libby, Montana’s mesothelioma and asbestos battle on the map. Benefield lost her father, her mother, and her husband to asbestos-related diseases blamed
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75-Year-Old Man With Mesothelioma Awarded $8 Million Jury Verdict
It’s been fifty years since 75-year-old Wayne Meissner was exposed to asbestos while working for Eastman Kodak, and that’s how long it took for his malignant mesothelioma to make itself known. Last month a jury in Monroe County, New York heard the details of his exposure during the personal injury lawsuit he filed against Kodak
