WARREN RUDA / THE CITIZENS’ VOICE Rubble remains at the Huber Breaker site last summer. The Department of Environmental Protection announced Monday that asbestos fibers were present in five samples taken on March 8, near the old boiler building at the …
WARREN RUDA / THE CITIZENS’ VOICE Rubble remains at the Huber Breaker site last summer. The Department of Environmental Protection announced Monday that asbestos fibers were present in five samples taken on March 8, near the old boiler building at the …
In a showbiz version of Make-A-Wish, a hard-working, terminally-ill young comedian will get an HBO stand-up special, thanks to Ellen DeGeneres . The comic, Quincy Jones, appeared on Ellen on March 15 because his Kickstarter campaign caught DeGeneres’ a…
Here’s a bit of heartwarming news to start your Monday: HBO announced Monday that comedian Quincy Jones will headline a stand-up special to air this spring on the premium cable network. What’s the big deal? In July, the 32-year-old Jones , an aspiring …
Congratulations, you’re now registered! Let us know what news and updates you want to hear about and we’ll send them straight to your inbox. A widow is hoping to trace ex-colleagues of her late husband after he died from an asbestos-related illness.
Lisa Kaplan, a 12-year veteran Spanish teacher at Robert E. Melican Middle School and lifelong resident of the area, passed away Nov. 23, after a six-week battle with a rare and aggressive type of mesothelioma. She was a graduate of Westborough High Sc…
Congratulations, you’re now registered! Let us know what news and updates you want to hear about and we’ll send them straight to your inbox. The family of a former Chesterfield electrician and engineer worker who died of an asbestos-related cancer are …
The legacy of asbestos in the Philadelphia region is one of the worst in the country, according to a new study. Annual mortality rates from asbestos-triggered diseases are far higher than the national average, according to a the Environmental Working G…
IMAGE: This is professor Richard Morgan, director of the Institute of Cancer Therapeutics at the University of Bradford, UK. view more The drug, known as HRX9, works by preventing the cancer cells from avoiding apoptosis – the natural process by which …
Coroner Mark Bricknell concluded at a Hereford Town Hall hearing on Thursday that death was due to an industrial disease. Doctor Sarah Williams, of the Marches Practice said that 18 months earlier Mr Harris had been diagnosed with malignant mesotheliom…
In recent years, the treatment of cancer has been revolutionized by strategies aimed at engaging the immune system against tumors. To date, the most successful of these strategies has undoubtedly been the immune checkpoint inhibitors like Opdivo, Keytr…
Dennis David, 69, of Broad Park Road, Exmouth, died in September 2015 at Exeter and District Hospicare’s Searle House from malignant mesothelioma. Exeter and Greater Devon Corner, Dr Elizabeth Earland, sitting at Devon County Hall, ruled Mr David’s dea…
Thomas Richardson, 77, of Golborne Road, had not been aware that he had malignant cancer mesothelioma when he died on August 29, Warrington Coroner’s Court heard on March 1. This was only identified in the post-mortem examination and Mr Richardson’s fa…
Congratulations, you’re now registered! Let us know what news and updates you want to hear about and we’ll send them straight to your inbox. The family of a former electrician and engineer worker – who died of an asbestos-related cancer – are appealing…
The family of a former electrician and engineer worker – who died of an asbestos-related cancer – are appealing for his former colleagues to come forward and provide any information which will support their search for answers regarding his death. Norma…