A recent study of asbestos’s role in naval veterans’ lung cancer relied on mesothelioma statistics to assess exposure levels onboard Australian and British ships. Using the high incidence of both mesothelioma and asbestosis as an indication of high levels of exposure, researchers confirmed that the carcinogenic material played an outsized role in the veterans’ elevated
The University of Iowa Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center is Iowa’s only NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center. Its cancer care is supported by a robust portfolio of clinical trials and research, with a particular interest in the development of immunotherapy treatments.
Dr. Charles A. Staley is a surgical oncologist and leading expert in the care of patients diagnosed with rare and difficult cancers, including stomach, peritoneal surface, esophageal, appendiceal, colorectal, pancreas, and liver malignancies. He is the Chief of the Division of Surgical Oncology at the Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University and the Holland M.
Dr. Rami Manochakian is a board-certified medical oncologist who specializes in thoracic malignancies. Lung cancer and pleural mesothelioma patients seeking care at the Mayo Clinic in Florida benefit from his experience, knowledge, and extensive research of thoracic malignancies of all types. He is particularly focused on the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), small
Dr. Mathew Thomas is the Director of Thoracic Surgery and Chair of Robotic Surgery at Mayo Clinic in Florida. His primary interest lies in improving and advancing the use of minimally invasive surgical techniques for the treatment of chest malignancies, including lung cancer and malignant pleural mesothelioma. Dr. Thomas is skilled in the use of
In November of 2020, Ruth and Arnold Pritt filed a mesothelioma lawsuit against several companies, including John Crane, Inc. After Arnold’s death, Ruth filed an unopposed motion to substitute herself as plaintiff, and then filed a motion to amend the original claim to add claims for wrongful death and punitive damages. Though Crane objected to
Dr. Lambright is a general thoracic surgeon with special interests in pulmonary malignancies, including malignant mesothelioma. He has conducted extensive research in novel therapies for chest malignancies, including cancer gene therapies. In addition to his work at Vanderbilt, he is Chief of Thoracic Surgery at Nashville Veterans’ Affairs Hospital. Education and Career Born in Adidome, Ghana,
Before Navy veteran Edwin Estenson died of malignant mesothelioma, he and his wife Betty filed suit against multiple asbestos companies they blamed for his illness, including Caterpillar, Inc. After Edwin died, a Washington state jury ordered Caterpillar to pay Betty $4.5 million in damages. Caterpillar appealed, arguing that the lower court had made multiple mistakes
Years after David Welch served aboard the USS Carronade and the USS Princeton, the Navy veteran was diagnosed with malignant pleural mesothelioma, a deadly form of cancer known to be caused by exposure to asbestos. The victim filed suit against Crane Company, accusing them of having been negligent in failing to warn of the dangers
In June of 2020, Geraldine Rabb Perkins died of malignant pleural mesothelioma. Though she had never worked with asbestos, she spent years doing her husband Harang Joseph Perkins’s laundry while he had served in the U.S. Navy at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard from 1968 to 1974, where he was constantly exposed to the toxic