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Gold Nanoparticle Delivery of Mesothelioma Drugs Shows Significant Advantage
A new study conducted by Italian researchers may represent a breakthrough in achieving more effective delivery of mesothelioma treatment drugs. In a study published this week in the International Journal of Nanomedicine, scientists explored identifying a target on the surface of malignant pleural mesothelioma cells and then programming gold nanoparticles loaded with the chemotherapy drug pemetrexed
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NY Appeals Court to Determine Whether Mesothelioma Case Can Move Forward
When Mason South joined a group of other Merchant Marines suing Texaco back in the 1990s, he had no idea that he would be diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma nearly 25 years later. The plaintiffs had sued the company in federal court over damages they suffered from exposure to asbestos and second-hand smoke on merchant ships,
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Phase 2 Clinical Trial of Nivolumab Use for Mesothelioma Shows Promise
Like many other breakthrough cancer medications, nivolumab is a drug that was first developed for more common types of cancer and is only now being tested for use in malignant mesothelioma. The drug is a monoclonal antibody that works as a checkpoint inhibitor: this means that it works to block a signal that cancer cells
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Treatment for Mesothelioma and Other Cancers May Benefit from Use of Special Sugar
Malignant mesothelioma and other forms of cancer require glucose, the simple sugar we source from carbohydrates, to fuel their growth. Now researchers from the Cancer Research UK Beatson Institute have found that by dosing cancer with a different type of sugar it can interrupt glucose’s ability to feed the tumors, slowing cancer’s growth without impacting
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Mesothelioma Victim’s Claim Against Ford Motor Co. To Move Forward
A mesothelioma diagnosis is devastating in many ways. One of the most disappointing moments for victims comes when they learn that their illness was preventable: companies that used asbestos in their products were aware of its dangers and yet continued to use the mineral in order to continue reaping big profits. Ford Motor Company is
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Study Seeks to Determine Most Advantageous Mesothelioma Treatment Order
Healthcare professionals treating patients diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma have identified surgery and chemotherapy as the two most effective treatment modalities currently available, but there are many variables in how these protocols are applied. There are multiple types of surgery used to resect mesothelioma’s tumors, multiple types of chemotherapy medication provided to patients, and even variations
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Following Judge’s Mesothelioma Death, Court Scolds County Over Asbestos Exposure
James Farris died of malignant peritoneal mesothelioma suddenly and without warning. He had been feeling ill for some time but had not pursued a diagnosis. Then, in 2004 he gave a speech to a gathered group, went home and told his wife he couldn’t continue with his work, went to the hospital and died nine
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Treatment Results for Chinese Woman with Mesothelioma Raise Hopes for New Drug
Chinese physicians confronted with an acute case of mesothelioma may have stumbled upon a third line of treatment to extend overall patient survival. Physicians at 363 Hospital in Cheng Du were asked to treat a 58-year-old woman who arrived at the hospital with uncomfortable respiratory symptoms, including breathlessness, fluid in her lungs and a tightness
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60-Year-Old Mother of Two Dies of Mesothelioma After 45 Years of Baby Powder Use
When Michelle Germaine was diagnosed with epithelial mesothelioma in February of 2017, it was too late for her to stop using Johnson & Johnson’s Baby Powder. The 60-year-old woman had been using talc-based powders since she was a girl in Haiti, and had continued that practice once she immigrated to the United States in 1971,
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For UK Mesothelioma and Asbestos Victims, Filing A Lawsuit Takes A Village
Anybody who has pursued a mesothelioma or asbestos-related disease lawsuit in the United States knows how heavily that process relies on expert witnesses and formal depositions taken from suppliers to former employers, former colleagues, and others who might have insider knowledge of the victim’s working environment. In the United Kingdom, the pursuit of legal action
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Researchers Find Molecule that Can Stop Mesothelioma Cells from Tricking the Immune System
One of the most challenging aspects about cancers like malignant mesothelioma is the way that it continues to grow and spread. Researchers have found that cancer cells actually trick the immune system into ignoring them instead of attacking them, thus allowing it to metastasize and cause increasing damage. But researchers from Rush Medical College in Chicago,
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Another Baby Powder Mesothelioma Lawsuit Moves Forward in New York City
Over and over in America’s courtrooms, Johnson & Johnson’s Baby Powder is being accused of causing the deadly asbestos-related disease known as malignant mesothelioma, and over and over again the company tries to use legal maneuvers to avoid its legal responsibility. It happened again recently in the Supreme Court of New York County, when the
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Baby Powder Mesothelioma Lawsuit in California Begins
Yesterday marked the beginning of yet another mesothelioma lawsuit brought against iconic cosmetic company Johnson & Johnson, accusing the company of allowing its talc-based products to be contaminated with asbestos and failing to warn the public about the dangers that the products posed to their health. This case is being heard by a California jury,
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New Breath Test for Cancer May Lead to Earlier Mesothelioma Diagnosis
A new technology that allows cancer to be diagnosed through the use of a simple breath test has those at risk for mesothelioma and other cancers expressing optimism for simpler and less invasive testing and faster treatment. Now going through clinical trials at the Cancer Research United Kingdom Cambridge Institute, the innovative test is being
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Dutch Researchers Say Expedited Chemotherapy Delivery is Safe for Mesothelioma Patients
One of the most valuable things in a mesothelioma patient’s life is time. Time to spend with family. Time to address their legacy. Time to do the things that they have long dreamed of doing. In the face of a terminal diagnosis, most find themselves frustrated by how much time they spend in the hospital
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Cigarette Manufacturer to Face Mesothelioma Lawsuit
Though the most common way that malignant mesothelioma victims have been exposed to asbestos is generally occupational exposure, there are many other ways. One that no longer exists but which provides an excellent example of a corporation ignoring its own knowledge of asbestos’ dangers involves the manufacturer of Kent cigarettes, which were manufactured using filters
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10-Minute Cancer Test May Eventually Reveal Mesothelioma
Australian researchers have announced the successful creation of a 10-minute cancer detection test that may eventually help identify mesothelioma victims faster, and help them more quickly get the treatment that they need. According to a new study published in the journal Nature Communications, scientists from the University of Queensland identified a unique DNA structure that is present in
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Use of Alternative Therapies May Reduce Mesothelioma Survival Time
Mesothelioma patients who opt to seek alternative therapies for the treatment of their condition may end up losing their battle against the fatal disease even faster than they would have had they limited their treatment to the use of traditional therapies. According to a study published in the journal JAMA Oncology, the fault lies less with
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Mesothelioma Researchers to Benefit from New AI-Powered Research Network
A newly-created medical research network, powered by artificial intelligence, has been announced today by OWKIN, and mesothelioma researchers anticipate being among those who will get the greatest benefit. By its own description, OWKIN “creates AI technologies to advance knowledge and discover the medicine of tomorrow by building mathematical models and algorithms that can interpret biomedical images,
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Court Allows Woman’s Mesothelioma Claim Against Colgate Palmolive to Move Forward
Though malignant mesothelioma has long been associated with industrial and construction settings and high heat environments, there has been a recent shift in both the victims of mesothelioma who are being diagnosed and the source of their asbestos exposure. Where the majority of people being diagnosed were once older men who had been exposed on
