A study presented at the 15th World Conference on Lung Cancer has provided controversial information. It indicates that when the patients who are deemed healthiest among mesothelioma victims undergo surgery, it does not provide an appreciable improvement in the patient’s survival rates. The study was conducted in Italy and included data from almost 1,400 patients
The results of a new study were released by researchers from the Queen Mary’s Barts Cancer Institute in London, and they offer great promise for those hoping to slow down or stop the growth of mesothelioma tumors. The results, which revolved around the application of a new drug that is designed to deprive the tumor
A recent study conducted by scientists at Papworth Hospital in Cambridge, United Kingdom,indicated that an invasive keyhole surgery called video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery, or VATS, does nothing to extend mesothelioma patients’ survival rates but does make a considerable improvement in their quality of life. The study was presented at the 15th World Conference on Lung Cancer.
For those who work in health advocacy, and particularly those who focus on asbestos-related diseases, news of loss and waste as a result of exposure to asbestos is nothing new. But a recent report by the World Health Organization (WHO) shocked even those who work with bad news every day. The report, which was published
Immune checkpoint inhibitors are a type of immunotherapy that has changed the way doctors treat mesothelioma. These drugs work by helping the immune system recognize and attack cancer cells that would otherwise go undetected. For patients with pleural mesothelioma that cannot be removed with surgery, immune checkpoint inhibitors have become a standard first-line treatment option
A just-released study from researchers at New York’s Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center has revealed an alarming trend of diagnoses in patients under age 50, particularly among younger women with no self-reported history of asbestos exposure. The study’s authors urge physicians to familiarize themselves with the symptoms of the rare form of cancer and consider
A family in the United Kingdom has secured a five-figure mesothelioma settlement following the death of their father, a longtime Ford production worker. The man died from the asbestos-related cancer months after being diagnosed, and his exposure was traced to asbestos-lagged pipes at Ford’s Dagenham and Basildon manufacturing facilities. He’d worked at the facility for
Gold Bond has been one of America’s most recognized medicated powder brands since the company’s founding, back in 1908. For most of its history, Gold Bond powders relied on talc as a primary ingredient. Unfortunately, talc and asbestos deposits are frequently adjacent, and that led to many talc-based products — including Gold Bond — being
Online fashion retailer Shein has issued an urgent product recall after safety officials warned that its Multi-Colour Ultra-Fine Quartz Sand product may be contaminated with asbestos. The recall is the latest in a flood of products creating chaos and concern across the United Kingdom.
British safety officials have recalled more than a dozen toys after asbestos contamination had raised urgent mesothelioma concerns for the nation’s children. The cancer-causing mineral has been discovered in sand art kits and other products sold at the country’s major retailers.