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Young Woman’s Mesothelioma Attributed to Charity Work Done As A Teen
When we hear about a death from malignant mesothelioma, we tend to immediately picture an elderly man – perhaps a laborer or veteran of the U.S. Navy. But mesothelioma recently claimed the life of a 33-year-old woman in the United Kingdom who was exposed to asbestos as a teenager. Rose Wharton was a medical researcher
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New York Appeals Court Rules In Favor of Mesothelioma Clients, Against Asbestos Companies,
When people are diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma, they have several decisions that they need to make, including what type of treatment protocol they want to pursue, how to handle their family affairs, and whether to pursue legal action against those who are responsible. In many cases, the responsible parties are companies whose products were contaminated
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UK Mesothelioma Research Director Discusses Their Latest Work
The Director of the Imperial College London’s National Center for Mesothelioma Research has high hopes for a future cure for the rare and fatal form of cancer. Sitting down for an interview with reporters from the college for a comprehensive interview, Dr. Maija Maskunitty spoke extensively about the research that the center has been conducting,
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Celebrating Mesothelioma Awareness Day 2018
This year as every year since 2004, September 26th is being celebrated as Mesothelioma Awareness Day. The purpose of the day is to call attention to the plight suffered by those who have been diagnosed with this rare and fatal form of cancer, as well as to all victims of asbestos exposure. For 2018, the
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United Kingdom Coroner Urging Mesothelioma Screening Following Fatal Apartment Fire
In the aftermath of one of the deadliest fires in United Kingdom history, that country’s coroner is urging that both residents and first responders who were exposed to the conflagration need to be screened for mesothelioma and other asbestos-related illnesses as a result of asbestos exposure from the structure. Dr. Fiona Wilcox voiced her concerns
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Study Shows that Women With Mesothelioma Fare Better Than Men
Though malignant mesothelioma is more commonly diagnosed in men, women who have been exposed to asbestos are also at risk for the disease, and are frequently diagnosed and treated for the condition. Now a study conducted by Australian researchers has looked at both the disparity in rate of diagnosis and the difference in survival among
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Georgia Police Officer Awarded $7 Million in New York Mesothelioma Lawsuit
James Stock, Jr.’s career as a police officer puts him in the line of danger every day, but it was his years before he entered law enforcement that are responsible for the mesothelioma that will eventually claim his life. Stock, who lives in Atlanta, Georgia, joined the police force as a career, after years of
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Japanese Researchers Find Success With Radiofrequency Ablation, A New Mesothelioma Treatment
In the course of their disease, mesothelioma patients often experience debilitating pain caused by their growing tumors. Radiofrequency ablation, a protocol that uses electrical energy to kill cancer cells by heating them up, has proven to be one of the most effective treatments available. Now a group of Japanese researchers from the Hyogo College of
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Co-Defendant in Baby Powder Mesothelioma Case Agrees to Settle
Following a series of guilty verdicts and hefty damages owed, the company that supplies talc to Johnson & Johnson for their baby powder has agreed to settle with the California woman blaming the two companies for her mesothelioma diagnosis. Carolyn Weirick’s lawsuit against Imerys and Johnson & Johnson asserts that the iconic consumer product’s talc
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Mesothelioma Specialists in the United Kingdom to Stop Recommending Surgery
In a dramatic departure from mesothelioma treatment in the United States, specialists in the United Kingdom have decided they will no longer recommend aggressive surgery as part of patient care unless the procedures are being studied as part of a specific study. This decision, which is outlined in the Mesothelioma Management Guidelines for 2018 just
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Virus Therapy May Provide New Path for Mesothelioma Treatment
In the face of disappointing results from traditional cancer treatments like chemotherapy and radiation therapy, mesothelioma researchers are increasingly turning to novel approaches. A recent report from the University of Leeds in England and the Institute of Cancer Research in London may have opened a new line of inquiry for those specializing in treating the
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Latest Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder Mesothelioma Case Goes to Jury
After hearing four weeks worth of evidence in a California woman’s lawsuit against pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson, a jury will be deciding whether asbestos in the company’s baby powder product caused her malignant mesothelioma. During closing arguments on Thursday, Carolyn Weirick’s attorney argued that the company owed her $29 million in compensation plus additional
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Baylor Announces Arrival of Dr. Taylor Ripley
In the wake of the death of Dr. David Sugarbaker, Baylor College of Medicine has announced that mesothelioma specialist Dr. Taylor Ripley will be joining the Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery in their Division of General Thoracic Surgery as an associate professor of surgery. Dr. Ripley has extensive expertise in thoracic surgical oncology and
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MD Anderson Researchers Discover Protein That Suppresses Mesothelioma
In what may be one of the most important discoveries regarding malignant mesothelioma, researchers from the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Texas have found that BAP1, a protein associated with the BRCA gene, acts to suppress the growth of the rare form of cancer’s tumors. It has the same effect on bile duct cancer, eye
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17 Years After 9/11, Mesothelioma Doctors Anticipate Rise in Patients
September 11th will live in Americans’ memories for obvious reasons, but for many first responders it may also mark the day that mesothelioma became a part of their lives. The rare and fatal form of cancer is caused by exposure to asbestos, one of many toxic materials that were released into the air in lower
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Mesothelioma Study Reveals Extended Survival Combining TTF with Chemotherapy
Tumor Treating Fields, or TTF, rank among one of the most promising new protocols available for the treatment of malignant mesothelioma. The approach, which uses low-intensity electrical fields applied topically to treat cancer, has been tested on a variety of types of tumors, and particularly on glioblastoma. Now Novocure has released the results of a
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What Are Telomeres, And What Can They Tell Us About Mesothelioma?
Research focused on early detection of malignant mesothelioma tends to focus on biomarkers and genetic changes to the cells of those exposed to asbestos. The goal is to identify reliable warning signs so that, upon seeing them, physicians working with those with a known exposure to the carcinogenic material can begin treatment much earlier. A
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Children of Mesothelioma Victim Win Court Ruling in Pep Boys Asbestos Case
When the family of J.D. Williams filed a lawsuit in California seeking compensation for his illness and subsequent death from malignant mesothelioma, the San Francisco County Superior Court made a controversial decision about the compensation that they were owed by Pep Boys after exposing their father to asbestos through asbestos-contaminated brake systems. Though the Superior
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Fourteen-Year-Old Diagnosed With Malignant Peritoneal Mesothelioma
We are all too familiar with the stories of elderly people being diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma decades after having been exposed to asbestos, the carcinogenic material that causes the illness. Most of these victims of mesothelioma are men who are well into their golden years, and who were exposed to asbestos at some point during
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Mesothelioma Symposium Announced by Pacific Mesothelioma Center
In the world of cancer research, those who are experts on the subject of malignant mesothelioma are held in high regard, as the rare form of cancer has proven remarkably challenging to treat. That is why the gathering for the 8th International Symposium on Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma on September 29th at the Meyer & Renee Luskin
