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Although it is known to cause mesothelioma and a host of other diseases, asbestos is still in use in workplaces around the world. According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), as many as 1.3 million Americans are exposed to significant amounts of asbestos in the workplace. Historically, those who mine the raw material are at [...]
University of Chicago researchers have released the results of genetic studies they hope will shed some light on why some mesothelioma patients respond well to pemetrexed (Alimta) while others do not. In 2004, pemetrexed was the first medicine approved by the FDA specifically for the treatment of malignant mesothelioma. It has since also been approved for the [...]
The chemotherapy combination that has become the standard of care for mesothelioma in many parts of the world appears to be making a modest but measurable difference for mesothelioma patients in The Netherlands. Mesothelioma is caused almost exclusively by inhalation or ingestion of asbestos fibers and is notoriously resistant to most conventional treatments. Within the last decade, [...]
The steps often have been slow, but Dr. Raffit Hassan in Bethesda, Maryland, keeps plugging away in the search for better options to treat malignant mesothelioma. He never has been more optimistic. Hassan, a senior investigator at the National Cancer Institute, has opened two new clinical trials for patients who already have received standard care that [...]
Firefighters in Lackawanna, New York, are concerned after tests confirmed that asbestos fibers are present in the firehouse where they work. The firemen were evacuated Saturday from Fire House 3 at 2990 South Park Ave. after two samples tested positive for asbestos. Large amounts of dust in the air was first noticed by the firefighters, [...]
The use of asbestos in the United States has been reduced dramatically in the last 30 years, but the residual effect of its past proliferation will be with the country for many, many more years. And that’s not good. Inhalation of asbestos fibers is what causes mesothelioma, the cancer with the latency period of up to 50 years. [...]
Five years after approving an experimental asbestos demolition project in Fort Worth, Texas, the Environmental Protection Agency has admitted that construction workers may not have been adequately protected from asbestos during the procedure. In 2007, workers began demolition on one of the buildings in Fort Worth’s Oak Hollow apartment complex. During the project, workers stood [...]
Once you are diagnosed with mesothelioma cancer, you will need to secure the services of a qualified mesothelioma lawyer to help you get your deserved compensation.Cincinnati Mesothelioma lawyers are about the best lawyers you can contact. If you have been diagnosed with mesothelioma and you are hoping to get the monetary settlement you deserve from the [...]
There are many websites out there that will tell you about Mesothelioma, its causes and its treatments. What about the suffering that it causes? What about the years it takes off someone’s life? This is where Mesothelioma laws come into play. Every state has very stringent laws regarding asbestos material. Although it has been banned [...]
Mesothelioma is a relatively rare form of cancer that is unfortunately getting more and more common today. Finding the right mesothelioma attorney is very important for you to be successful in your claim. Mesothelioma is a relatively rare form of cancer that is unfortunately getting more and more common today. It has recently been positively linked [...]