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Mesothelioma Patients Struggle With “Financial Toxicity”
If you’ve been diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma, you probably spend a lot of time discussing medical issues, your prognosis, and the side effects of treatments including chemotherapy and radiation therapy. But has anybody spoken to you about financial toxicity?
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New Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder Mesothelioma Lawsuit Begins in South Carolina
Monday marked the opening of another mesothelioma lawsuit against corporate giant Johnson & Johnson, this time in a courtroom in South Carolina. The family of Bertila Boyd-Bostic filed suit against the company, as well as a local unit of drugstore chain Rite Aid in her filing, She claimed the company’s popular baby powder contained asbestos,
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Mesothelioma Patients May Be Harmed by Pressure to Stay Positive
People who have been diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma know that their disease is terminal and that their long-term prognosis is not good. Despite this, some mesothelioma patients indicated that they feel pressured to remain positive, and that they have to “fight” the disease with all their will and strength. Studies have shown that forcing patients
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Groundbreaking Electric Field Technology Shows Promise for Mesothelioma Patients
Could the use of electric fields turn out to be the missing link in the treatment of malignant mesothelioma? Novocure, a global oncology company headquartered on the Channel Island of Jersey, has been investigating the use of what they call Tumor Treating Fields on mesothelioma tumors, and recently reported positive top-line results in its use.
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On National Nurses Week and Every Day, Mesothelioma Patients Appreciate Nurses
This week is National Nurses Week, and though mesothelioma patients may be referred to a mesothelioma specialist, surgeon, or other medical specialists by name, it’s usually nurses that they rely on for compassionate care. The nurses are the ones who answer mesothelioma patients’ most immediate questions around the clock, showing empathy and compassion at every
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Mesothelioma Patients Benefit from Staying Engaged in Normalcy
A mesothelioma diagnosis is shocking. Every patient is different, but the disease currently has no cure and treatment options are intrusive and debilitating. This often leaves patients and their families uncertain as to whether to withdraw from their day-to-day activities and routine or to do everything they can to keep things normal. Though everyone is
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Researchers Discover Best Time of Day for Administering Cisplatin to Mesothelioma Patients
Cisplatin is a powerful chemotherapy drug that is one of the only treatments that the FDA has approved for use in the treatment of malignant mesothelioma. The drug kills mesothelioma cells by damaging their DNA. Though it has significant side effects, including toxicity to the liver, kidneys and nervous system, it has proven to be
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Judge Denies Asbestos Company’s Attempt to Stop Mesothelioma Lawsuit
When a mesothelioma victim makes the decision to pursue legal action against the companies responsible for their exposure to asbestos, one of the first things they are told is that the asbestos companies will push back hard. For many, this may come as a shock. After all, it has been well established that asbestos exposure
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Natural Milk Protein May Prevent Mesothelioma From Spreading
A recent discovery by Viennese researchers may hold the key to stopping malignant mesothelioma cells from migrating through the body. Scientists from the Institute for Hygiene and Applied Immunology of the Center for Pathophysiology, Infectology and Immunology at MedUni Vienna found that a protein primarily found in breast milk may stop the cancerous cells from
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New Surgical Technique Viewed As Good Option for Pleural Mesothelioma Patients
Patients diagnosed with pleural mesothelioma face a grim and tragically shortened future. Because of the disease’s long latency period, it often goes undetected until it is far advanced and the patient’s health is significantly compromised. Some of these patients are deemed healthy enough to tolerate one of the two most common surgical procedures for their
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Judge Rejects Asbestos Company’s Attempts to Avoid Mesothelioma Liability
Despite the fact that it has long been established that mesothelioma is caused by asbestos exposure, companies with products contaminated with the toxic material continue trying to avoid liability with all types of excuses, including blaming the federal government. In a recent example, lawyers for Avondale Industries, Inc. argued the company shouldn’t have to to
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Phase I/II Trial of Immunotherapy Mesothelioma Drug Yields Encouraging Results
Targovax, a clinical stage company developing immunotherapy treatments for mesothelioma, has announced encouraging results from its phase I/II trial of its drug ONCOS-102. The company reports that when the drug was combined with a standard of care chemotherapy treatment, three out of six of the patients treated had positive results. The company’s open label trial
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Lack of Asbestos Awareness and Education Could Lead to New Wave of Mesothelioma
If you have been recently diagnosed with mesothelioma, or have a loved one being treated for the disease, you likely know more than you ever wanted to know about how it occurs, its treatment and its prognosis. But before mesothelioma touched your life directly, how much did you know about it? Had you ever even
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Carbon Ion Therapy Proves Effective Against Mesothelioma Tumors
An innovative therapy not currently available in the United States is showing great promise in the treatment of malignant mesothelioma, but despite these positive reports, there is no indication that it will be offered in the U.S. anytime soon. the protocol is called carbon ion therapy. It was originally developed at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
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Family Continues on Long Road to Justice After Losing Loved One to Mesothelioma
It has been 10 years since Robert “Bobby” Hilt was diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma, and his family is still fighting for justice on his behalf. Hilt worked as a laborer and machinist at Hunters Point Naval Shipyard in San Francisco between 1965 and 1972, and during that time he worked aboard several different ships, including
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Study Reveals Essential Information for Peritoneal Mesothelioma Patients
Patients who have been diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma receive different treatments based on where in their body the tumors have formed. Those with pleural mesothelioma, which forms in the lung cavity, are treated differently than those with peritoneal mesothelioma, which forms in the abdominal cavity. A recent study out of the University of Illinois took
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Claire’s Under Additional Scrutiny as Dutch Inspectors Check for Mesothelioma Risk from Makeup
Retailer “Claire’s” continues to face intense scrutiny from people who want to make sure that teens are safe from mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases. The company, whose retail accessory stores are ubiquitous in America’s malls, has been in the news ever since December 2016 when a consumer had her daughter’s Claire’s brand makeup tested for
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Using Technology to Speed the Mesothelioma Diagnosis
Diagnosing mesothelioma is a painstaking process. Armed with the knowledge that you were exposed to asbestos, your physician may feel certain that you have the rare and fatal form of cancer, but those suspicions are not enough to move forward with treatment. There are so many different subtypes of the disease that effective treatment requires
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Boeing’s Attempt to Use Couple’s Bankruptcy to Avoid Mesothelioma Liability Overruled by Court of Appeals
Right before John Edward Clark was diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma in 2015, he and his wife were near the end of another personal nightmare. The couple had filed for personal bankruptcy in 2010 under Chapter 13, had spent more than five years repaying their debts, and were months away from all of their remaining obligations
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Industrial Talc Mesothelioma Case Settles for Undisclosed Amount
While the attention has been on the state of New Jersey, where a 46-year-old banker was awarded $117 million after accusing consumer giant Johnson & Johnson’s talc-based powder of causing his mesothelioma, another talc mesothelioma case was quietly settled while the jury was deliberating. The amount that was given to Robert Lord remains confidential, but
