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NYC Takes Precautions to Cut Mesothelioma Risk After Steam Pipe Explosion
A New York City steam pipe explosion sent asbestos spewing into the environment and had city administrators working overtime to minimize the risk of mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases. The rupture occurred on lower Fifth Avenue last Thursday, sending smoke, debris and shock waves through the neighborhood.
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Mesothelioma Lawsuit Impacted by Asbestos Company’s Lies
A South Carolina jury is being explicitly informed that the asbestos company being sued in a mesothelioma lawsuit purposely lied to try to keep them from hearing incriminating evidence. The case involves Jerry Crawford, a former employee at Celanese Corporation’s materials plant in Spartanburg, and Covil Corporation, a supplier that provided asbestos-containing pipe insulation to
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After Years of Mesothelioma Lawsuits, Asbestos In Baby Powder Presents A New Issue
After decades of mesothelioma victims filing lawsuits against asbestos companies, it is well known that asbestos is responsible for the rare and fatal form of cancer. But new claims filed over the last few years have introduced a sobering new element to the legal landscape, as consumers are coming forward and saying that asbestos in
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Italian Study Suggests Asbestos May Play Additional Role in Development of Mesothelioma
It’s long been known that asbestos is the cause of malignant mesothelioma: the carcinogenic material has been named as the primary source of several diseases. In the case of the rare and deadly form of cancer, it is believed that the mineral’s fibers create genetic changes in the cells in which it becomes embedded. These
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Could Feeling Happy Help Mesothelioma Patients Live Longer?
It’s hard to find anything to be upbeat when you’re facing a diagnosis of malignant mesothelioma. But a new study conducted by researcher’s from Israel’s Technion-Israel Institute of Technology is suggesting that experiencing happiness and other positive emotions may actually generate a physical response in the body that slows the growth of cancerous tumors. Though
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Mesothelioma Patients Require More Exacting Staging Process Than Other Cancer Patients
When a patient presenting with symptoms of malignant mesothelioma first goes through diagnosis, one of the most important steps of the process is having their cancer “staged.” Staging refers to assessing exactly how far the cancer has progressed within the body. It provides physicians with essential information on which to basis a treatment protocol. Though
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Russian Pallets of Mesothelioma-Causing Asbestos Branded With President Trump’s Image
The majority of America’s citizens are well aware of asbestos’ dangers, and of the fact that exposure to asbestos causes malignant mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases. Many people believe that asbestos use was banned long ago in the U.S., and those who know that it hasn’t been banned would like that happen, but the U.S.
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New Approach may Make Mesothelioma Tumors More Vulnerable To Chemotherapy
Malignant mesothelioma has proven to be particularly resistant to the impact of traditional cancer protocols, including chemotherapy and radiation therapy. As a result, researchers around the world have focused on finding both alternatives to these approaches and ways that would help to make them more effective. A recent article published in the journal Scientific Reports reveals
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Supreme Court of Delaware Makes Important Mesothelioma Decision
In addition to the physical impact of mesothelioma or other asbestos-related diseases, victims who were sickened following exposure to asbestos at work also have a lot of emotional issues to deal with, and one of the most troubling is the fear that they may have carried the carcinogen into their homes and exposed their families
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Two Mesothelioma Clinical Trials for Immunotherapy Drug To Begin
Immunotherapy is one of the most promising treatments currently under investigation for all types of cancers, including the rare and fatal cancer known as malignant mesothelioma. For mesothelioma patients and researchers alike, immunotherapy offers the greatest hope for successful treatment in the face of disappointing results from more traditional approaches, including surgery, chemotherapy and radiation
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Court Denies Asbestos Company Appeal in Bank Manager’s Mesothelioma Lawsuit
Malignant mesothelioma is a fatal disease that is caused by exposure to asbestos, a mineral that was widely used in the construction industry and in high-heat industrial environments. Most people think of the rare form of cancer as an occupational disease whose victims are most likely to be construction workers and factory workers. Yet, but
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Study Finds Dying Mesothelioma Cells May Send Out Battle Cry
When oncologists treat patients diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma and other forms of cancer, the protocols that they use are focused on killing the cancerous cells. A new study conducted by scientists at the University of Alabama at Birmingham has found that the success of those efforts may be a double-edged sword, as they found that
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Study Reveals That Ketogenic Diet May Improve Effectiveness of Some Mesothelioma Drugs
Malignant mesothelioma is one of many forms of cancer treated with a new class of drugs that target the PI3K enzyme. The enzyme, which is activated by insulin, has been found to play an important role in some of the most common genetic mutations seen in cancerous tumors, and that made it a target for
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Mesothelioma Patients May Benefit From New Immunotherapy Drug
In the battle against malignant mesothelioma, immunotherapy is considered one of the most promising innovations in decades. The protocol uses the body’s own immune system to fight cancer, with different approaches using different aspects of the body’s defense mechanism. This week, scientists from the world-renowned Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston have announced a new
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Study Shows Lung Fluid Testing Has Limited Use For Diagnosing Mesothelioma
When people begin exhibiting symptoms suggesting lung cancer or mesothelioma, and particularly when they have pleural effusions, physicians often order that the fluid that is removed from their lungs be tested for the presence of cancer cells. This methodology has proven to be highly accurate when it comes to diagnosing adenocarcinoma, which is the most
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End-of-Life Decisions for Mesothelioma Patients
At some point in the course of their disease, people who have malignant mesothelioma will need to have some tough discussions and make some difficult decisions. Though treatment has improved and many patients are provided with survival times that have far surpassed those seen in previous years, the condition remains terminal. Here are some of
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Researchers May Have Found Key to Preventing Mesothelioma’s Return After Immunotherapy
In the never-ending search for a cure for malignant mesothelioma, scientists have increasingly turned to immunotherapy, combining it with surgery, radiation and chemotherapy. Though many patients have experienced good initial responses and extended survival time, the cancer eventually returns. But a study conducted at the University of Colorado Cancer Center and recently presented at the
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Court Gives Mesothelioma Victim Ability to Pursue Multiple Lawsuits
Among the decisions facing a person diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma is whether or not to pursue legal action against the company or companies responsible for having exposed them to asbestos. Since the 1970s people sickened with the rare and fatal form of cancer have been confronted with the reality that their illness was entirely preventable
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Oncologists Visit Congress Seeking Support That Would Benefit Mesothelioma Patients
Patients diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma are provided with a variety of life-extending medical treatments, with the most common being surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy. According to recently published statistics, most American cancer patients – including those with mesothelioma – receive support in paying for these treatments from Medicare, but from 2009 to 2014 radiation oncology
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High Energy Carbon Ion Therapy Shows Promise In Killing Mesothelioma Cells
A higher energy form of radiation therapy known as carbon-ion radiotherapy (CIRT) is showing tremendous promise in the treatment of mesothelioma and other radiation resistant cancers, but its costs make it a distant hope for patients in the United States.
